New Owner bottom paint question
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KayKook
New Member
It depends on what type/brand of bottom paint is currently on the boat, assuming it does already have BP.
Can be every year, to every other year, to just a touch up after a couple of years.
H2OME
New Member
Sea Ray comes from the factory with Pettit Hydrocoat. This is an ablative type of paint which means it wears-off with use. Ablative paints do not have to be sanded before re-painting. If the bottom was overcoated with a hard-finish bottom paint, you should sand the bottom before you re-paint and I'd suggest using the Hydrocoat.
Bridog
Well-Known Member
Here in N.J, we do ours every year before launch.
melida
Member
- Apr 1, 2009
- 897
- Boat Info
- Sea Ray 2007 375 DA
Sea Ray 2005 315 DA Sold
- Engines
- 2xYANMAR 6LPA-STP 315 HP V-drives, 4kw Onan gen, radar, gps, autopilot, bow&stern thrusters, sat tv
Hi I use my boat in salty water and I use and recommend you to every 12 months paint the bottom with international interspeed ultra antifouling and international trilux aerosol antifouling to the drive(s) and the trim tabs.
Alegria
Well-Known Member
Hi congrats on the boat. Very nice. What part of the Bay will you be using the boat in. The dealer should be able to tell you the type of paint on there now if they serviced it or heck they might have painted it prior to the sale.
I like the abaltive type paint just because it does not need to be sanded. Depending on conditions (use, location, # of coats on there now...etc...) you may be able to do a touch up at the waterline annually and repaint every other year. Lots of variables.
With the ablative paint if it looks worn down it's affectiveness is limited and its time for more. The smarter folks out there put on one coat of a different color paint, then multiple coats of the final color so that when you see the other color coming through its time for more paint...
I like the abaltive type paint just because it does not need to be sanded. Depending on conditions (use, location, # of coats on there now...etc...) you may be able to do a touch up at the waterline annually and repaint every other year. Lots of variables.
With the ablative paint if it looks worn down it's affectiveness is limited and its time for more. The smarter folks out there put on one coat of a different color paint, then multiple coats of the final color so that when you see the other color coming through its time for more paint...
vanburen
New Member
I had a 320 in Annapolis and repainted it every other year and that was fine.
