Lake Erie Bottom Paint

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Lake Erie
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2007 290 DA
Kohler 5kw, Raymarine Hybrid Touch
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5.0L Mercruisers w/Bravo III Drives
I recently purchased a 2007 290 DA which has never been bottom-painted. It has spent its days on a reservoir in Arizona and the hull looks brand new.

Now that the boat is in the Great Lakes (will be slipped in the Toledo, Ohio area) I know it will need bottom paint. I had decent ablative paint on my last boat.

Since it's a fresh canvas, I'd like to consider all options. What is everyone using? Barrier coats? Epoxy? Ablative?

Thanks!
 
If I was in your position, I would put on a barrier coat of one color, some type of second layer (maybe ablative) in a second color, then finally Petit Hydrocoat in SeaRay Black. I've been using the Hydrocoat for years and it lasts about three years in Lake Erie's mostly cold water. We touch up the water line every spring.

The reasoning for the different colors is that if there is ever damage you'll be able to tell how deep the damage went.
 
SeaRays aren't known for excessive blistering, so if it had paint but no barrier and no signs of existing blisters, I would recommend skipping it.

Having said that, my boat has spent most of her life in the water and she eventually developed blisters.

I had everything blasted off and a barrier coat added 3 years ago. The shop applied a hard paint without telling me. It was ok, but waterline was constantly dirty. I used Pettit ablative last year. (I didn't know there was a Sea Ray Black?) I was in the warehouse yesterday, and aside from need minor touch-up, she looks like she just left the factory.

So I'm with LTD - I think a barrier without having to blast anything off would be money well spent.
 
LTD, do you think 3 layers would be excessive? I had been leaning toward a barrier coat and and the Petit Hydrocoat because I have heard good things about it. But I’m open to an additional layer.
 
A barrier coat never hurts, but keep in mind that manufacturers like interlux call for multiple coats. So the marina may try to talk you into several coats.

However, I would do at least two coats of Hydrocoat. Being an ablative it is designed to wear off. If you're doing multiple coats I'd use different colors with the last being you hull preference. That way you know how much has worn off. At least two coats is a must in the western basin where the water is quite warm.
 
Any opinions on a boat in the river? We do not get the growth I noticed (not much really) on the boat we just bought that had been in the water for two years after the last haul out and repaint. It was in Lake Altoona in Atlanta so much warmer water. I take my boat out every fall (November through early April) so basically 7 months in the water.
 
Barrier coat would be best. I just did my 330 with sea hawk, supose to have lower vc's and goes on thicker. You will need to sand blast and strip the bottom. If you have a trailer The Boat Guy in Toledo is a good place to get a quote. I used him several years ago for my 240da and they did a nice job. They are located on front street by pacos.
 
Wave Rider said:
Barrier coat would be best. I just did my 330 with sea hawk, supose to have lower vc's and goes on thicker. You will need to sand blast and strip the bottom. If you have a trailer The Boat Guy in Toledo is a good place to get a quote. I used him several years ago for my 240da and they did a nice job. They are located on front street by pacos.
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Thanks. I ended up going with a barrier coat and 2 coats of paint. Should hold up well for a couple seasons. Not cheap though!
 
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