I know that I have been asking questions on this board regarding this, and I am probably making a bigger deal out of this than I really need to - but I need advise.
I bought my 1994 330DA/Sundancer last year with the bottom painted prior to sea trial. The bottom paint is an ablative green paint - which apparently only held up for six months. I have been looking at the trilux and vivid paints, trying to find a multiseason ablative paint which can hold up multiseason which comes in green. I don't want to have various colors fading through as the paint wears away (Yuck!). Additionally, I would like to keep the boat for a full year immersed (for a change - rather than the six months I yhave it dry docked) with the following winter being within a bubble system at Trump Marina/Farley state marina. THe boat is slipped on Long Beach Island, which is a barrier island off of New Jersey where there is a lot of run off and Tannins in the water.
My confusion and loss as to what to purchase is further compounded by discovering that many of the West Marine stores don't carry much in the way of color choices for the various bottom paints short of the black/blue/red.
Can someone help me with my OCD - and point me to a brand/type of paint which is a) ablative b) can withstand year round emersion c)multiseason d) comes in green.
Thanks
Jordan
I bought my 1994 330DA/Sundancer last year with the bottom painted prior to sea trial. The bottom paint is an ablative green paint - which apparently only held up for six months. I have been looking at the trilux and vivid paints, trying to find a multiseason ablative paint which can hold up multiseason which comes in green. I don't want to have various colors fading through as the paint wears away (Yuck!). Additionally, I would like to keep the boat for a full year immersed (for a change - rather than the six months I yhave it dry docked) with the following winter being within a bubble system at Trump Marina/Farley state marina. THe boat is slipped on Long Beach Island, which is a barrier island off of New Jersey where there is a lot of run off and Tannins in the water.
My confusion and loss as to what to purchase is further compounded by discovering that many of the West Marine stores don't carry much in the way of color choices for the various bottom paints short of the black/blue/red.
Can someone help me with my OCD - and point me to a brand/type of paint which is a) ablative b) can withstand year round emersion c)multiseason d) comes in green.
Thanks
Jordan