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Old 03-14-2010
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RD the river is very very nasty for boat bottoms.. you will have slime within 3 days of launch.. with expensive or cheap bottom paint! I've not seen one boat kept in the river that did not get slimed in short order. It's just the way it is in the Delaware River. I see racers using high end paint and they still have to clean the bottom mid season. Most of us don't bother. And power wash it off as soon as the boat comes out for the winter. nasty smelling stuff too the slime is! BTW I've only used WM ablative. i
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