Anyone have experience with Totalboat bottom paint?

[PropellerHead]

Planning on parking my 23.5 in a slip for a couple of months so I figure I need to finally paint the bottom. There's not much of the original bottom paint left. Just a few patches here and there. Anyone have experience with this stuff?:
http://a.co/d/0NR0fRN

 

[rgranger]

See what other people at the marina are using and see what works. It really varies a lot based upon what your water has growing in it.

 

[Sailm8]

+1 Here in Florida my boat is in a canal. 100 yards difference can mean one bottom paint works but the same stuff further away doesn't.

 

[finefurn]

Up here in NH, I've use Underdog with excellent results. no growth as far as barnacles or heavy algae build up. what I did have was just a green slimly feel to the bottom, scrubbed right off with a stiff bristle brush

 

[Crazy Dave Condon]

Make sure the anti fouling properties do not dry out after boat is out of water for a specific period of time. It sounds that you would be pulling out for the winter. That is one issue to look at

 

[P100D]

I use underdog for 3 years now and have loved it. Nashville TN area. Great easy to use product. Their barrier coat is great too. Their polish is great the wax is great. Boat cleaner is great. Topside paint was very impressive stuff.
Basically all total boat products I have used have met or exceeded my expectations. Very friendly and helpful on the phone.

 

[Crazy Dave Condon]

Look st the anti fouling properties. There are some paints that the anti fouling properties dry out if the boat is left out for more than 60 days

 

[P100D]

Just call them they're seriously nice and knowledgeable people.
I forgot the gleam spar varnish was effortless to use and the Halycon too. They have a varnish primer that works great too.

 

[Justin_NSA]

Planning on parking my 23.5 in a slip for a couple of months so I figure I need to finally paint the bottom. There's not much of the original bottom paint left. Just a few patches here and there. Anyone have experience with this stuff?:
http://a.co/d/0NR0fRN

The description says this is a "single season" paint. Is that what you are looking for?
FWIW, My latest issue of Practical Sailor praised their copper-free Krypton paint

 

[finefurn]

Jamestown is my #1 go to site for all boating need.

 

[PropellerHead]

The description says this is a "single season" paint. Is that what you are looking for?
FWIW, My latest issue of Practical Sailor praised their copper-free Krypton paint

To be honest, I don't really know. I took a single season to mean one year. Does it really mean The boat will only be in the water for a couple of months during the Florida winter and then trailer sailing the rest of the year. I figured that, if this becomes an annual thing that I'd have to repaint every year.

 

[Justin_NSA]

Some paints use their effectiveness once they are on the hard. Some are multiseason, meaning you can take them out of the water. I use HydroCoat because we haul out every winter and i don't want to repaint every year. The VC17 crowd does the annual paint ritual.

 

[PropellerHead]

One of the bullet points in the marketing literature reads:

• Boats can be launched up to 18 months after application. Water-activated ablative formula deactivates on dry land and reactivates when launched.

Sounds like what I need right?

 

[rgranger]

One of the bullet points in the marketing literature reads:

• Boats can be launched up to 18 months after application. Water-activated ablative formula deactivates on dry land and reactivates when launched.

Sounds like what I need right?

Another trick is to apply two coats of different color. That way when the undercoat starts to show, you know it is time to touch up. AND you can see where the touch up is needed. But you won't ever have to do a complete paint job if you touch up seasonally.

 

[Justin_NSA]

How do they reconcile the 2 comments? Does it mean it is effective for one season of in and out of the water usage? i.e. trailering? Do you have to reapply every (single) season? Is the effectiveness on the clock once it is first activated e.g. 18 months after application? Who wrote their marketing?

• Excellent single-season antifouling protection for fiberglass and wooden boats in salt and fresh water.
• Boats can be launched up to 18 months after application. Water-activated ablative formula deactivates on dry land and reactivates when launched.

 

[rgranger]

How do they reconcile the 2 comments? Does it mean it is effective for one season of in and out of the water usage? i.e. trailering? Do you have to reapply every (single) season? Is the effectiveness on the clock once it is first activated e.g. 18 months after application? Who wrote their marketing?

• Excellent single-season antifouling protection for fiberglass and wooden boats in salt and fresh water.
• Boats can be launched up to 18 months after application. Water-activated ablative formula deactivates on dry land and reactivates when launched.

I'm guessing they want some cover for the angry boat owner who pulls his boat two years later and finds grass growing on the bottom of his boat. A trailer sailboat does not need as much protection as one that sits in the slip year round.

 

[fstbttms]

My limited research indicates that the Total Boat JD Select line of anti fouling paints are actually rebranded products from Blue Water Marine Paint. And I suspect the one the OP is considering is in reality this Blue Water product:

http://www.bluewatermarinepaint.com/aqua-shield-multi-season-waterbase-ablative-45-copper

 

[PropellerHead]

Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

 

[Justin_NSA]

If that's the case, listen to your wallet.

 

[Meriachee]

then trailer sailing the rest of the year.

Ablative paints and trailers do not go well together, but not for why you'd think, the coating is meant to "wear away" and does so rather immediately when the bunks touch the hull. If you're going to trailer most of the time, consider a hard coating.