T&T: Bottom Paint Additive Maybe?

[Alec McLocklin (amclockl)]

I have heard that this is not proven at all.

Alec

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[mailto:trawlers-and-trawlering-bounces at lists.samurai.com] On Behalf Of
John Gaquin
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 11:16 AM
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Subject: Re: T&T: Bottom Paint Additive Maybe?

This sort of thing has been discussed from time to time on T&T and other
fora, more particularly, as I recall, with the use of cayenne pepper as
an additive.  A number of people have reportedly enjoyed notable success
in bottom growth prevention by adding about 4 oz of cayenne per gallon
of bottom paint.  One person in the Ft Myers area, iirc, about 6 years
ago claimed to have painted his hull with standard house paint
supplemented by cayenne.  When pulled after one year  the hull had
nothing but a light
slime.   Of course, there is very little documentation, and like bottom
paints in general I suspect the degree of success will vary greatly with
geography.

JG