Next time you go boating leave boat in water tied to dock for a while with
everything in it. (About 3 hrs.) Then, when you pull it out o water mark
scum line with either tape or a black marker pen. Paint up to 1 1/2" above
scum line or black marker pen marks. Use an "ABLATIVE COPOLYMER PAINT" so it
will not get "deactivated" from being outa water for a week. If you use ACP
paint you must give an extra coat to sides and centerline.
You must use dewaxer to clear/clean bottom before painting. Then use a
sandless primer from Pettit or Interlux. Bottom Paint is applied with a
roller. First coat should be different color (red?). 2 or 3 Subsequent coats
s/b color you want (blue?) That way you can tell when paint is wearing out.
You can use colored tape for a stripe above paint. You can also use original
first coat color for a boot stripe above bottom paint...
I used black Micron CSC Extra for bottom. Pettit ACP 50 is also good and will
last a couple of seasons without deactivating from being on a trailer. My
boat's been in water for 2 mos. now and Micron CSC has worked fine, so far...
even though boat sat on trailer with bottom paint for about 2 mos.
Best
Solar Fry
P19 # 1028, "Elusive Margin"
Pompano Beach, FL
Florida Weather: Temp 84 F
Partly Cloudy, wind ESE 10 - 15 MPH Gusting to 18, Seas 2 - 5'
Canal wind ESE 5 - 10 gusting to 15, canal waves 0 - 1/2'
BTW:
Trinidad is great paint if you will leave in water permanently and never
place on trailer again. If you take boat with Trinidad out o water for
more'n a week paint becomes deactivated and loses antifouling property. Won't
work after that...
Don't use white bottom paint, it gets "dirty" and looks dirty real quick.