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<DIV>I would second Pete's comments. I used to dry sail my boat and it had
virtually no bottom paint left from when it had previously been wet sailed, and
despite my boat being heavy it was pretty fast and I did well racing, winning
the Island Friday night series I think a couple of times in a row. When I put it
in the water I was told I needed to use ablative paint because that was what was
used in the past so that's what was used. What a differance! Although having the
bottom scrubbed the day of the race obviously helps, even then my boat is
definitely off the pace, and a month without having the bottom cleaned by a
diver renders the boat uncompetitive, even with using a brush on race day.</DIV>
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<DIV>If you're going to race I think Pete's recommendations are right on the
money. Better still, drysail your boat!</DIV>
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