Need for Bottom Paint for Three Months in Saltwater
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 8:09 am
[My 1998 MONTAUK 17 boat has] never had any [bottom paint] applied. [Applying bottom paint] seems to be a bit of a job, prepping the hull, marking the water line (while in the cold water), figuring out right paint, lifting the boat to get all the places, and so on.
[The boat] sits in the saltwater at the marina for two or three months, and then goes on the trailer and gets winterized. There is quite a bit of sea life attached to it when I pull it out and I use a soft scrub pad to get most of it off.
[Is there] any harm in leaving it as is?
Should I be thinking about a bottom paint [for a 1998 MONTAUK 17 boat]?
[What are your] thoughts?
[The boat] sits in the saltwater at the marina for two or three months, and then goes on the trailer and gets winterized. There is quite a bit of sea life attached to it when I pull it out and I use a soft scrub pad to get most of it off.
[Is there] any harm in leaving it as is?
Should I be thinking about a bottom paint [for a 1998 MONTAUK 17 boat]?
[What are your] thoughts?