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Talk to Roger at Owl Creek Boat Works. He is a quality painter. Boats are brought from the east coast for him to paint.
I have had issues with Olsens before. May be different management now. Your quote from Owl Creek is ridiculous. Did you talk to Roger? You could also check with Annie's on Pine Island.
Yes, pewter is just as bad or worse than blue. In fact, here in NW Fla, pewter seems to be a bit worse to oxidize and nearly impossible to bring back from an oxidized state than blue, which tends to turn purple after a few years. There are 4 local pewter boats that the owners have given up and had painted.
Pewter also brings with it the risk of delamination where there was a bonding problem between the gelcoat and substrate on some of the early pewter boats. Be sure you have any pewter boat surveyed by a competent surveyor.
I added to another in a different thread about painting, but I’ll share my experience with pewter gelcoat.
Ours was 12 years old and so dry that we had no other choice than to paint the hull.
After priming the boat there was a 6’ section on either side of the bow that just sucked the primer in and had to be filled and reprimed.
We went with Alexseal paint as it’s more repairable.
My opinion now of colored gelcoat is, I would never buy one again.
Formula I believe uses Awlgrip on their coloured hull sides for that reason. I have never seeen any coloured hill over 5 years old that did not look a bit chalky. And that's up here in Canada. They look great new though.
I don't know, but for my cheapskate way of life, I'd much rather spend all that waxing/cleaning/buffing money on diesel than on waxing/cleaning/buffing.
I buy boats so I can get away from the hustle and bustle of a busy life. Just about the last thing I want to have to think or worry about is dropping a boat buck or two to keep my boat's hull looking nice. I love the looks of the dark hulls, but only when they're on someone else's boat.