Bottom Job
Ben, Congrats on the boat! When I got my C22 a few years back, the PO said the bottom was fine. Not that he was lying , but I thought the paint a little thick. He admitted to beaching the boat more than a few times and with all swing keel boat there was work to be done to the keel. Long story short, when I removed the keel for a complete re-do, I decided to strip the bottom. I thought this the only real way to know what shape the bottom was in and to look for any repairs that might be hidden by the paint. It was a bit of work but in the end all I found were a few water line blisters which were easy to fix and I have the peace of mind to know for sure how sound the hull and bottom really is. I also put a barrier coat on the hull and then an ablative bottom paint. When the grey shoes thru the red, time to paint again.
