Happiness is ......

[O C Diver]

For those of us with CDO (OCD in alphabetical order as it belongs to be), happiness is a fresh wax and buff with new bottom paint and anodes.







And 5 pounds of Chesapeake Bay lump crabmeat!



Ted

 

[backinblue]

What is on the running gear? Same paint as the hull?

 

[O C Diver]

What is on the running gear? Same paint as the hull?

I use a zinc spray primer, then 2 thin coats of Pacifica Plus. The waterman find the Pacifica Plus holds up fairly well on the metal cages to protect their propellers from crab pot lines. My boat moves too slow for Prop Speed or ablative paints to be effective. Bottom paint is Petit Trinidad Pro. It works great on the bottom with 65% Cuprous Oxide, but doesn't stick well to metal.

Ted

 

[Group9]

I find brand new bottom paint to be a strangely happiness inducing event.

 

[Moonfish]

Purty!

 

[RT Firefly]

Greetin's,
Yep. DARN purty.

 

[Gdavid]

The pictures are great but I've seen your boat in person and know that they don't do it justice. That is a beautiful and well maintained vessel.

 

[ScottC]

Very fine looking indeed, Ted!

When you head north to the Great Lakes during the summers, at what point to you generally change your anodes?

 

[North Baltic sea]

Hi,
Nice big job, she has a good looking rudder / prop guard on the hull.

 

[O C Diver]

Very fine looking indeed, Ted!

When you head north to the Great Lakes during the summers, at what point to you generally change your anodes?

I don't change the material. Mine are all aluminum. Aluminum works ok in salt and fresh water, and is optimal for brackish water. Magnesium is best for fresh water, but really isn't available other than for outboards and some pencil anodes. I've only found one source for 2.5" aluminum collar shaft anodes. There seems to be an environmental move to ban zinc anodes. Hope they make all the aluminum sizes before that happens.

Ted

 

[Blissboat]

Looks great, Ted. How often do you haul out?

Will you be returning to your usual winter quarters this year?

 

[O C Diver]

Looks great, Ted. How often do you haul out?

Will you be returning to your usual winter quarters this year?

Thanks, one haulout per year.

Yes, heading to Fort Myers. My slip should be ready for me in November.

Ted

 

[Knot Fast]

Bringer her on down, Ted. That new paint will scare away the green stuff we have growing here.