dmarsh70
New Member
Hi Everyone.
Ok I just bought my first boat. 2004 S/R 260 Sundancer. Will be delivered Wednesday. I hadn't thought about this before.....
FIrst, the vessel has never been bottom painted. From what I understand, that is not a bad thing.
I am sure that the novelty of new boat ownership will have me down at the marina, propably everyday... cleaning, having fun... etc. My initial thought was to use the high and dry storage ---
BUT because I am so in experienced, I am thinking that keeping it in a slip for the season may be the way to go so I can get on it and learn how to dock etc..
So on to the bottom paint.
If I bottom paint, how long can the vessel stay in the water? I dont want to have to pay for haul out just to wash it. Haul out is free if I use dry storage.
I think at some point I will buy a trailer, learn how to launch & recover and keep it on a trailer off season to save some money on storage.
So I am deciding if I should bottom paint or not to bottom paint. If I do bottom paint, what is the best paint to use??
Thanks everyone. I'll try not to bombard the board with a ton of newbie questions!
DM
Ok I just bought my first boat. 2004 S/R 260 Sundancer. Will be delivered Wednesday. I hadn't thought about this before.....
FIrst, the vessel has never been bottom painted. From what I understand, that is not a bad thing.
I am sure that the novelty of new boat ownership will have me down at the marina, propably everyday... cleaning, having fun... etc. My initial thought was to use the high and dry storage ---
BUT because I am so in experienced, I am thinking that keeping it in a slip for the season may be the way to go so I can get on it and learn how to dock etc..
So on to the bottom paint.
If I bottom paint, how long can the vessel stay in the water? I dont want to have to pay for haul out just to wash it. Haul out is free if I use dry storage.
I think at some point I will buy a trailer, learn how to launch & recover and keep it on a trailer off season to save some money on storage.
So I am deciding if I should bottom paint or not to bottom paint. If I do bottom paint, what is the best paint to use??
Thanks everyone. I'll try not to bombard the board with a ton of newbie questions!
DM