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Anyone have any experience with bottom paint they want to offer.

My boat has never been painted. I talked to George at Hudson Boat Service and he gave me a price to off load from trailer, prep, prime, and paint with Interlux (Epoxy - something KL99??) and then launch the boat.

Any opinions out there?
 
If you are keeping the boat in the Hudson, you definitely need bottom paint, or you'll be scraping off barnacles and slime by July.

How much is he going to charge you? Why don't you just do it yourself?
 
I thought there were new laws prohibiting people from using bottom paint without a permit.. Something about hazardous materials
 
17.25 / ft (24ft) + 125 for taking it off the trailer, and then launching it.

I really don't know what I'm doing in terms of the right products to choose and how to prep the boat for paint. It has never been painted before.
 
Yikes! I'd say do it yourself...I know there is some new law that you have to be certified but by all the people I saw painting themselves this spring, well, i can't imagine they all were. Only problem is first time is a b----! Gotta sand/prep and barrier coat. Might be good to let George do it this time then yourself after. Hope your not in a big hurry though!
 
He said his painter was fairly well caught up, so it would only be about a one week turnaround.

I asked him about a barrier coat - he said he would prep the bottom (scuff it up) and prime it and then paint.

I wasn't clear if he meant that priming = barrier coat.

Any advice on this?
 
Earlier in the year I talked to Bob Wheeler about doing you OWN bottom painting in Haverstraw's yard and he said there is no problem. For ablatives...think about it. What's the difference between dripping a little in the yard or having a good portion of it wear off in the river. If you wanted to bring in someone to do the job for you (a commercial enterprise) then they would have to have the permits and certification. Go figure.
 
Barrier coat and primer are two different things. Why don't you call some of the other marinas in Stony Point and see what they would charge you. That way, you'll make sure you get the best price.
 
Thanks for the input Hogan and good idea. I'm glad I checked in with the forum before forging ahead.
 
Paint is getting very expensive. We were lucky we bought a dink at the boat show and garnered a mess of certificates to Boater's World. Saved 225 dollars! First free gallon of paint we ever got.
 
Anyone see an issue with launching an unpainted boat for a couple of weeks?

I decided to go with PennyBridge and they are a little backed up.
 
A couple of weeks this time of year, you should be OK. If you can haul it once a week and spray it down, you shouldn't have any growth.
 
NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF WEEKS!! Our first boat (25' Maxum) was unpainted, as the previous owner trailered it from Long Isl. Sound to Lake George. We figured, hey, since HE didn't paint it, we shouldn't need to. . . Ha.

Launched in April of that year and moored at Viking Boat Yard, and by the end of July, we couldn't even get on plain. The bottom looked like a seaweed and barnacle factory!! Lesson learned.

Stripped it down, applied new barrier coat, new ablative bottom paint - and no problems for the next 7 years

$0.02.
 
It also depends on how much you run it. If it sits there all the time without going out your inviting build up.
When we bought our first boat the folks at White's told us to wait a year before painting. I suspect that was to ensure all the wax and pop-mold-wax were sufficiently removed.
 
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