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Lexington - Captain Bob: all the regs



So sailing around the world is like meeting all the state reguirements as you drive cross country.
We were recommended to use a certain bottom paint but when we studied more we realized that it could have been a problem in Australia and Galapagos. Luckily we choose the right paint to get thru all areas. Bottom paints are often laced with chemicals to preventing organisms from growing on the bottom of the boat. When that happens it is ugly and if enough builds up it slows you down by a large factor. Some of these paints are what is called ablative, which means they slowly wear off, exposing more chemicals that are active. This process puts the chemicals into the water which is the regulatory problem. Some early boats were clad in sheets of cooper to prevent barnacles.
So my photo of the day is one our boats hauled out of the water getting a bottom paint job. The boat is hauled out on a travel lift and then set down of supports(jack stands). The bottom is spray washed, sanded and then painted. It takes about 3-5 days. So that is my sailing lesson of the day!
Hope all is well with you.
Below is the boat on the hard.


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