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scootdogg

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Lake Norman, NC
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2002 Sundancer 280
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Twin 4.3 MPI w/ Alpha I Drives
i keep my boat in a fresh water lake in NC. the hull gets covered in growth within a couple months so i think its time to bottom paint. got a quote today for $44 per foot. since i have a 28' boat this comes to $1232. does this seem reasonable and i would also like to have some input from the forum regarding the best procedure and paints for my set up!
 
he had left a message on my vm but i believe he said 2 coats of some primer then the bottom paint. he named a brand but i couldnt understand what he said.... not sure if that helps any or not. i guess i was just looking for what a first time job should cost and the actual scope of work that would need to be done...
 
Dock mate of mine has 28' cost $2500 but two coats of barrier coat and 3 coats of paint. All was interlux but don't remember specifics...

Jason
 
Never before painted boat bottoms according to the marina I go to need the bottom lightly sand blasted to provide an anchor pattern before they can be painted. As dpmulvey more information required.
 
I paid less than $1,400 for my 410 this year. That included hauling off of the trailer, bottom paint and splashing in the river.
 
ok... here is what the quote includes. sand with 80 grit. 2 coats of epoxy sealer and 2 coats of pettit bottom paint. is pettit a good product?
 
That seems fair. Make sure they wipe the hull down with a de-waxing agent first. If they skip this step, the sand paper will grind the wax into the scuffed up gel. Then the epoxy wont stick to the gel. I paid $1500 for my 320 2 seasons ago. This included removing wax, sanding, filling a few divots, 2 coats tuff stuff epoxy and 2 coats of ablaitive paint.
 
I paid $1300 this spring for prep and 3 coats a Petit Vivid. I picked up 5 mph over the ablative paint that the dealer put on when I bought the boat. I would consider Vivid since you really don't need antifouling in fresh water.
 
JimT said:
I paid $1300 this spring for prep and 3 coats a Petit Vivid. I picked up 5 mph over the ablative paint that the dealer put on when I bought the boat. I would consider Vivid since you really don't need antifouling in fresh water.
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do you mind if i ask you had to install the bottom paint? i am working with tommy miller of miller marine. this is the first time i have used him for repairs and he will be doing the bottom paint. the boat stays at midway marina and after about 4 months the growth buildup on the bottom was pretty bad. also, i am assuming you are happy the the vivid? is the pick up in MPH from it being smooth?
 
Check out the Boat Body Shop at LKN. 704-892-BOAT

He is actually an Interlux dealer and just put a (as I recall) 10 year bottom paint on my friend's Regal. He did a great job and although I don't remember the price, he had told me it was in line with others.



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The materials would cost you ~$400, so everything from there is labor.
It will take ~16 hours to block and sand, and about 16 hours total time to epoxy and paint.
So it sounds a bit high, but I don't know your local labor rates, etc.
My marina wanted $1700 for the job on a similar size boat. Ended up paying them $265 to block and sand, and I did the rest. Ordered the epoxy and paint for $320 total, so ~$600 for total job.
 
I would say the price is generally in line with what I have heard from other boaters on Lake Wylie who have had bottom paint put on. Generally speaking these were boats that already had bottom paint so the old paint had to first be sanded down or blasted off with a media blaster.

The only thing you didn't mention is whether you trailer the boat at all. If so that would affect your decision on which bottom paint to use. If it is trailered you need a bottom paint that will not come off on the rollers or bunks.

My 2006 260DA came from the factory (as did most Sea Rays of our vintage) with Pettit Hydrocoat Ablative bottom paint. This bottom paint works very well for those of us who boat on either Lake Wylie or Lake Norman and leave our boats in the water (Mine stays in year-round). My boat has 450 hours on it and the bottom paint has never been re-done. All I do is periodically touch up the paint on the nose and the sides and possibly a few areas here and there on the bottom of the hull. I suppose after five years in the water, one of these days I am going to have to breakdown and re-coat the whole bottom. But it will likely be done with the Pettit Hydrocoat.

Dave
 
scootdogg said:
do you mind if i ask you had to install the bottom paint? i am working with tommy miller of miller marine. this is the first time i have used him for repairs and he will be doing the bottom paint. the boat stays at midway marina and after about 4 months the growth buildup on the bottom was pretty bad. also, i am assuming you are happy the the vivid? is the pick up in MPH from it being smooth?
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The bottom paint was done by Westport Marina in Denver, NC. I attribute the pick up in speed to the rough condition of the old paint and the slick finish of the Vivid paint. Its smooth and hard.
 
disgusted at what i saw today... but i want to make sure i have a reason to be. looked at the bottom paint job even though it is not completed. they painted right over the black stripe at the water line. now only a portion of the stripe is visible. this was done because they raised the paint 2" above the water line. this is perfectly fine with me... but why not just take the stripe off? seems ridiculous to me. also, i could see where scum was still at the water line to where the bottom paint starts. i know they taped it off... but it seems to be if you did a thorough cleaning of the bottom before this process began, there would be no scum at all on the boat. i am fuming...
 
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