Bottom Paint

[bcmarinamanager]

CHEAP, CHEAP, CHEAP, CHEAP!!!!!! To be honest, there is not a lot of difference between the very expensive stuff and the "West Marine" brand. If you use your boat on a fairly regular basis, then I would use the cheapest stuff you can find. I've actually gotten 2 years out of two coats of the West Marine brand.

[Seacrets]

In Florida I use Pettit Trinidad SR (slime resistant), 70% cuprous oxide. $249.00 gallon. Two coats of primer and two coats of bottom paint. Warmer water really brings out the barnacles. I really don't think it's as much the cost of the paint, but how well it's prepped and applied. My boat's in the water 12 months a year. I guess it's different with a much shorter boating season.