Bottom coat

[BWsailaway]

We sail a hunter 260 in fresh water and accumulate a lot of algae growth throughout the season and it’s very hard to remove, can someone recommend the best bottom coat for fresh water Please.

Thanks !

BW

 

[Davidasailor26]

Popular topic this time of year. Check out this thread that’s also going on -

Fresh water bottom paint

I'm curious if anyone has used Total Boat Krypton in fresh water - specifically Lake Erie if possible. Thanks in advance for any insight.

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[BobSail]

We sail seasonally on the Columbia River, which is notoriously slimy. We’ve used Pettit Trinidad SR ablative and have been very happy with it. It allows us to pull the boat onto the hard (trailered storage) without damaging the paint, and since I intentionally don't clean the bottom to avoid premature ablation, we get about seven 6-month seasons per paint job.