New-to-me 19' bowrider. Came with bottom paint on, but maybe a year or two old I'd say. It was black/very dark grey, now the bottom is still kinda dark, the sides are lighter grey as the paint is wearing off there faster. Bottom has a small amount of green/brown gunk on it, sides I washed with on/off so the growth is gone.
When clean the boat, the bottom paint comes off on the cloth, so can't touch that part or I'll get it all over the rest of the hull. Next year I most likely will dry-dock the boat on the trailer at a marina, so it won't sit in the water for weeks at a time.
There's a chance I'll get s slip, though, which I know makes the bottom paint a nice thing to have.
I'm wondering if i should: 1. re-paint it next spring; 2. Just let it wear off over time or 3. take it all off (somehow).
If I were to have it removed can i expect to be left with the original off-white hull gelcoat? Is it easy to get off? Is performance of the boat better/worse/same with the bottom paint off (assuming growth is cleaned off) ? Is my performance with ageing bottom paint negatively effected?
Thanks as always for the great help!
When clean the boat, the bottom paint comes off on the cloth, so can't touch that part or I'll get it all over the rest of the hull. Next year I most likely will dry-dock the boat on the trailer at a marina, so it won't sit in the water for weeks at a time.
There's a chance I'll get s slip, though, which I know makes the bottom paint a nice thing to have.
I'm wondering if i should: 1. re-paint it next spring; 2. Just let it wear off over time or 3. take it all off (somehow).
If I were to have it removed can i expect to be left with the original off-white hull gelcoat? Is it easy to get off? Is performance of the boat better/worse/same with the bottom paint off (assuming growth is cleaned off) ? Is my performance with ageing bottom paint negatively effected?
Thanks as always for the great help!