I offered to test in brackish Ches Bay - no followup. Can't remember who was going to provide the Cleveland Paint. We were able to run a test on ePaint va Trilux 33. Trilux triumphed a couple of seasons ago.. after ePaint had been nosing them out. I think the Trilux formula improved.
WIlling to test ago with photos. I have the Trilux. Need other paint samples.

To All,

Ablative paints are made to wear away as the vessel moves thru the water as they wear a way they also discard any fouling that accumulates on it’s surface. So as we’ve all been pretty much stuck at the docks the pass season due to fuel prices etc. we haven’t given the product a chance to do it’s job as intended the faster the vessel goes the better it works. There are A/F paints out there for slower boats like sailboats & trawlers but are extremely high in Cuprous Oxides of over 40% which are now good for our Aluminum boat. Now one A/F paint I’ve been checking into is InterLux “Pacifica Plus” claim to fame that it has no copper what so ever in it ? Don’t know how well it works ?? Has anyone tried this A/F yet ? Relativity a lot cheaper than Trilux 33
Not wanting to start a Brew Ha - Ha but by just hanging a sample strips at dock side isn’t a true test unless U R looking for the clean ability when U go to store the vessel for the winter. I believe Joel, did that a couple of seasons ago but I couldn’t find that tread may be Joel, can elaborate on the outcome of that test? Of Trilux 33, E-paint, & the Skatt A/F polish as I recall the samples where. To read up on the way A/F paints are suppose to work “Joe Pasco (spelling )” has a great writeup on his site as well as E-paint & Intrlux do but lean more toward their product being the best ?
AnyWho I still say going bare bottomed is the way to go ? why kill your self sanding & painting with all the toxins in the A/F paints etc. when one can take their boat to the shallows & soft brush the bottom clean periodically ??? Accordingly to John Althouse a bottom paint isn’t necessary in fresh water conditions.


Norm,

Bigs Live On

I have used the schilling bottom paint for the last 2 seasons on Lake Erie. It washes off faster than trilux because after last season it was pretty thin on the bottom, but we do go out a lot and we run fast. At schilling they mix the paint while you wait so its real fresh. It has a little more of a sheen to it then trilux and maybe a little thinner. I think I paid approx. $40.00 per gallon last year so it is unbelievably cheaper. This year, I will be using it again. The schilling are also avid boaters and dock their boat at Bay Point. Its a mom and pop outfit with 2 adult sons that work in the back. Very nice people.

I went to Schilling Paint on Sat 3/14/09. Very friendly and nice folks. Bought two gallons of bottom paint at 43.50 per gallon alot less than Trilux. I'm going to give it a try. It was explained to me that the paint uses a shedding process to get rid of growth, the more you use the boat the cleaner the bottom will be.
I'm going to do multiple coats and put it on heavy around the water line. Since I pull th boat every year I'll see the results. I was also told to spray clear laquer into water intakes and that helps repell the zebra muscles, seem last year we had more than usual in this area.
Nice trip on a gorgeous day, at the shop ran into a guy from Battery Park Marina in Sandusky that knew the previous owner of my boat................small world.

They don't put any bio chems in the paint. It's a shedding process as the boat moves through the water or fast current passing under the dock. They recommend several coats, but at the price, you can afford to double or even tripple coat. Always on the river you get algae growth but you just jump in and hit it with a brush now and then to take care of that. I'm going to try it this season, the lake boaters have had success with it. Not sure what it would do in brackish water though. Algae and zebra muscles are most of what we deal with here.
Stan

Will they ship the paint? @ $45/ gallon, its $150/ gallon cheaper than Trilux...

Your better zinc source is John Althouse - see the section of the site devoted to his company. I checked Boatzinc.com. their hull zinc pricing far exceeds his. And he'll sell you the correct type (although, I suepect BoatZInc.com will also).
Their pricing on Kolor Paint is only slightly below that of WHolesaleMarine's trilux (which I think still ships for free).

It is confusing when they say Zinc Hull and Aluminum hull Zincs. What the do not say is steel hull zincs? Maybe the Aluminum hull zincs do not work on aluminum hulls.

140 to 170 psi depending on the compression tester you use. Anything over 100 is okay.

Jeff

" The Schilling paint is not designed for these waters. I wish there were an additive for such paints but I don't know of any. "

I haven't tried it, but have heard that cayenne pepper works well. Just put lots of it in the paint.
Myself I use E-paint bottom paint with zinc in it, never copper bottom paint. --Ed