After 10 years of applying Micron CSC patching and coating on the bottom of Vivaldi, I am in the process of starting from scratch. I have removed everything and applying 5 layers of epoxy Interlux Inter-Protect 2000-2001. My plan is to apply two coats of hard bottom paint Pettit Trinidad over the epoxy for this first application while I am sailing the Atlantic Circuit (Boston-Portugal-Canaries-Caribbean-Boston) this year. Once I am back, I will apply an ablative paint like Interlux Micron 66.
I was wondering if someone has an opinion as far as the right procedure. Hard paint or Ablative?

We had excellent results with Trinidad SR on our Atlantic circuit. After the Atlantic crossing to the Caribbean we had loads of funny squishy creatures holding on for dear life when we arrived in Grenada. Over the next couple of days, we noticed scores of little fish eating them off. Clean in a couple of days. Other than that, an occasional scrub while snorkeling was all that was needed. (By the way, we had excellent experience with Trinidad SR on Long Island Sound as well, contrary to many reports.)

It is important to note that these paints are hard to get in Europe, so we carried enough to touch up if necessary over a couple of years. We did manage to find Trinidad SR in St. Martin where all things American abound, but it was under a different trade name.

We 've not used the Micron 66 so cannot comment comparatively.

Vice Commodore, OCC