repainting 1983 V20

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by SkunkBoat

You're in MN and plan on trailering to fresh water lakes? When you say "bottom paint" do you mean copper marine bottom paint?

If it does have marine anti-fouling paint, I would bite the bullet now and strip it/blast it and apply epoxy paint.

Reason being, you can wash regular paint with soap & water after each trip & it'll look great. Bottom paint doesn't really wash & you're stuck repainting every couple years, buiding up paint

Skunk...THANKS for making that distinction...I'm new to the "bottom paint" issue and you've just identified for me that I need to use epoxy...

[Zarkohl]

The "paint" on the bottom of my boat is a thick, almost rubber like, that is rough texture. In fact, you can actually peel off in small chunks of it where it has been applied at it the thickest. I assume thats "antifouling" paint but I really don't know. Is expoxy paint thinner? Which is better for trailering and/or freshwater applications? This is my first fiberglass boat. Biggest too. All my past boats have 16-ft aluminum. Thanks, Jim

[reelapeelin]

I would THINK epoxy is harder and doesn't wear off like ablatives...but like I said, I'm not sure...I know this stuff on bottom of mine is as hard as concrete...hell I think concrete would come off easier...

[Zarkohl]

The bottom pain in my boat is hard, but you can pull little bit off. It feels like dried rubber. It has a rough texture.

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by Zarkohl

The bottom pain in my boat is hard, but you can pull little bit off. It feels like dried rubber. It has a rough texture.

Sounds like truck bed-liner...

[Curapa]

I would guess it's low quality or poorly applied anti-fouling. If the boat is trailered, sand that stuff off. It's causing drag in the water and you don't even need it.

I will be spraying mine with this when I get around to sanding the anti-fouling off.
http://www.riversupply.com/product/I...poxy,2272.aspx

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by Curapa

I would guess it's low quality or poorly applied anti-fouling. If the boat is trailered, sand that stuff off. It's causing drag in the water and you don't even need it.

I will be spraying mine with this when I get around to sanding the anti-fouling off.
http://www.riversupply.com/product/I...poxy,2272.aspx

We've seen that used around here before, but I don't recall follow-up...bet it's pretty good stuff...