After many years of trailering to Lake Don Pedro I've just leased a slip through September to make it much simpler for a 79 year old. Should I apply something to the bottom of my M15 prior to putting the boat in the water for four months? Thanks, Rich Cottrell "Really"
Rich: Here is a post I put together that covers selecting antifouling paint - https://m17-375.com/2019/02/03/antifouling-bottom-paint-selecting-bottom-pai... And here is a post about setting the waterline - https://m17-375.com/2019/02/07/antifouling-bottom-paint-the-waterline/ :: Dave Scobie :: M6'8" #650 :: SV SWALLOW - sv-swallow.com :: former owner M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com :: former owner M15 #288 SCRED - www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred/ On Sun, May 17, 2020, 1:31 PM Rich Cottrell <rbcott@gmail.com> wrote:
After many years of trailering to Lake Don Pedro I've just leased a slip through September to make it much simpler for a 79 year old.
Should I apply something to the bottom of my M15 prior to putting the boat in the water for four months?
Thanks,
Rich Cottrell "Really"
Thanks dave! Any measurements to estimate the typical waterline on a clean 15? Eg how far down transom n stem, or below chainplates? Thanks as aleays for all the support! Alex On Sun, May 17, 2020 at 2:10 PM Dave Scobie <scoobscobie@gmail.com> wrote:
Rich:
Here is a post I put together that covers selecting antifouling paint -
https://m17-375.com/2019/02/03/antifouling-bottom-paint-selecting-bottom-pai...
And here is a post about setting the waterline -
https://m17-375.com/2019/02/07/antifouling-bottom-paint-the-waterline/
:: Dave Scobie :: M6'8" #650 :: SV SWALLOW - sv-swallow.com :: former owner M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com :: former owner M15 #288 SCRED - www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred/
On Sun, May 17, 2020, 1:31 PM Rich Cottrell <rbcott@gmail.com> wrote:
After many years of trailering to Lake Don Pedro I've just leased a slip through September to make it much simpler for a 79 year old.
Should I apply something to the bottom of my M15 prior to putting the boat in the water for four months?
Thanks,
Rich Cottrell "Really"
Alex. The best way to get the waterline is to float the boat for a few days, having her normal amount of stuff aboard, and set a scum line. Another is to look at pictures of M15s on the water and count the strakes at the bow. Use a laser level and tape the line. The transom is easy: M15 sitting on her lines has about 1/4" in the water with no person(s) aboard. Paint at least 1.5" above the actual waterline. I painted the boats about 2" above the actual waterline. The centerboard needs to be removed for sanding and painting. Don't put the paint on thick as this will cause the board to get jammed in the truck. Sand and paint only about 2" inside the trunk. When not sailing keep the painted centerboard up as it leaching chemicals and reduced space in the truck will limit growth. Details on waterline setting and painting - https://m17-375.com/2019/02/07/antifouling-bottom-paint-the-waterline/ Be aware that if you are in a freshwater location with zebra mussels etc a heavy antifouling paint is needed - VC17 is only good for light to moderate freshwater fouling. Ask others in the marina what they are using as the paint that works can differ within a mooring area - even within one marina. :: Dave Scobie :: M6'8" #650 :: SV SWALLOW - sv-swallow.com :: former owner M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com :: former owner M15 #288 SCRED - www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred/ On Mon, May 18, 2020, 8:20 AM Alex Conley <conley.alex@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks dave! Any measurements to estimate the typical waterline on a clean 15? Eg how far down transom n stem, or below chainplates?
Thanks as aleays for all the support!
Alex
On Sun, May 17, 2020 at 2:10 PM Dave Scobie <scoobscobie@gmail.com> wrote:
Rich:
Here is a post I put together that covers selecting antifouling paint -
https://m17-375.com/2019/02/03/antifouling-bottom-paint-selecting-bottom-pai...
And here is a post about setting the waterline -
https://m17-375.com/2019/02/07/antifouling-bottom-paint-the-waterline/
:: Dave Scobie :: M6'8" #650 :: SV SWALLOW - sv-swallow.com :: former owner M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com :: former owner M15 #288 SCRED - www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred/
On Sun, May 17, 2020, 1:31 PM Rich Cottrell <rbcott@gmail.com> wrote:
After many years of trailering to Lake Don Pedro I've just leased a
slip
through September to make it much simpler for a 79 year old.
Should I apply something to the bottom of my M15 prior to putting the boat in the water for four months?
Thanks,
Rich Cottrell "Really"
For fresh water, you don't need to use saltwater type bottom paint. The life forms that adhere seriously to a hull mostly don't exist in freshwater lakes, and sometimes even less so in reservoirs like Don Pedro. You may get a light coating of 'lake slime' over the course of months, depending on algae and muck and whatnot in the water, but it typically scrubs off easily when you pull her out. Even in Klamath Lake, which is algae soup most of the time, it's just a slime layer, nothing like marine life that actually grabs on and digs in. One guy I've seen at Fern Ridge reservoir (Oregon) has an M15 in a slip all season - he cleans it before he hauls out, by heeling it over sideways in the slip, first one way then the other, and scrubbing with brush on extension pole from the slip fingers. cheers, John On 5/17/20 1:30 PM, Rich Cottrell wrote:
After many years of trailering to Lake Don Pedro I've just leased a slip through September to make it much simpler for a 79 year old.
Should I apply something to the bottom of my M15 prior to putting the boat in the water for four months?
Thanks,
Rich Cottrell "Really"
-- John Schinnerer - M.A., Whole Systems Design -------------------------------------------- - Eco-Living - Whole Systems Design Services People - Place - Learning - Integration john@eco-living.net - 510.982.1334 http://eco-living.net http://sociocracyconsulting.com
Thank you. This is very helpful. Sent from my iPhone - please excuse any typos and the brevity of my response. On May 17, 2020, at 3:22 PM, John Schinnerer via montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote: For fresh water, you don't need to use saltwater type bottom paint. The life forms that adhere seriously to a hull mostly don't exist in freshwater lakes, and sometimes even less so in reservoirs like Don Pedro. You may get a light coating of 'lake slime' over the course of months, depending on algae and muck and whatnot in the water, but it typically scrubs off easily when you pull her out. Even in Klamath Lake, which is algae soup most of the time, it's just a slime layer, nothing like marine life that actually grabs on and digs in. One guy I've seen at Fern Ridge reservoir (Oregon) has an M15 in a slip all season - he cleans it before he hauls out, by heeling it over sideways in the slip, first one way then the other, and scrubbing with brush on extension pole from the slip fingers. cheers, John
On 5/17/20 1:30 PM, Rich Cottrell wrote: After many years of trailering to Lake Don Pedro I've just leased a slip through September to make it much simpler for a 79 year old. Should I apply something to the bottom of my M15 prior to putting the boat in the water for four months? Thanks, Rich Cottrell "Really"
-- John Schinnerer - M.A., Whole Systems Design -------------------------------------------- - Eco-Living - Whole Systems Design Services People - Place - Learning - Integration john@eco-living.net - 510.982.1334 http://eco-living.net http://sociocracyconsulting.com
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