[Public-List] Public-List Digest, Vol 2545, Issue 1

[Stephen Gwyn]

Interesting. I guess I'll go pick up that issue.
But perhaps my question should have been: how do they compare
to Micron CSC, which has proved pretty good, at least here
in the Pacific North West.

Thanks,

Stephen

> 
> Practical Sailor has an on-going test of bottom paints. They published an 
> update in the March 2013 issue. The only water-based paint that made the 
> 'recommended' list was Pettit's Hydrocoat SR. It is a water-based 
> multi-season ablative paint but still contains 40% copper and it contains a 
> bio-booster called NCN (cyclopopyl, dimethylethyl; methylthio, triazine, 
> diamine). After 15 months in warm Florida waters its rating was 'good'. No 
> other paints at 15 months received a higher rating than 'good'. At 26 months 
> (30 paints tested) no ablative paint received a higher rating than 'fair. 
> Only 2 (out of 25) hard paints received a 'good' at 26 months (Copper PRO 
> SXC 67 Hard by Blue Water and Trinidad by Pettit) neither is water-based.
> 
> Hope this helps
>

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