Bottom paint

[engdockter]

I am the new proud owner of a one owner 1986 10 meter trojan sedan bridge that has been meticulously maintained,however it is time to come out of the water for bottom paint,I know perty much about boating and maintaince with the exception of bottom paint,I live in saint charles mo. and the boat has never been out of fresh water.Anything special I should know?

 

[Old_Salt]

Russell:

A google on "Boat, bottom paint" will get you 1 1/4 milliom answers to your question!

Might be a good idea to find a chandlery near you that sells bottom paint and buy the salesman a coffee ... and a doughnut, if he talks.

OS

 

[navman]

The paint has to be compatable, so make sure you know what you have before you buy the paint for the job, perhaps somebody with more knowledge on this subject will chime in. In my case when i became a new owner of my current boat the marina yard where I chose to take it was able to help me out and let me know if it was an ablative paint or not. That was 10 months ago, ask me now if it was ablative? Heck I don't remember. But I know the brand of paint that was put on, so I hope it wears well.
In other words, a yard that does bottom paint can generally tell you what to buy that is compatible with what is currently being used on the boat bottom.

 

[Bob J]

My 2 cents......Any hard epoxy or solvent based ablative can go over any other hard epoxy. Any water based ablative can go over any hard epoxy or solvent based ablative. Just don't put solvent based paints over water based paints.