removehtml]Does anyone have an idea how much anti-fouling paint it takes to paint the keel of an O'Day 22 or boat of similar size? Just trying to plan the cost for this year's maintenance.Error: Error: expected [/URL], but found [/removehtml] instead[/removehtml]
How Much Paint?
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One coat
One coat will probably take about a 1/2 gallon. On my Oday 23, I cannot get two coats out of a gallon.
One coat will probably take about a 1/2 gallon. On my Oday 23, I cannot get two coats out of a gallon.
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Are you painting the keel or as most of us do the entire botttom? I own a 26 ftr oday and 1 gallon does not make it thru 2 coats keel and the rest of the bottom.
Are you painting the keel or as most of us do the entire botttom? I own a 26 ftr oday and 1 gallon does not make it thru 2 coats keel and the rest of the bottom.
That's What I figured
I'm doing the usual pain the entire bottom so it looks like it's the gallon.
I'm doing the usual pain the entire bottom so it looks like it's the gallon.
Bottom paint
It will make some difference on the kind of paint you use. I used almost one gal. of Interlux Fiberglass Bottomkote on a Oday 240. Dave
It will make some difference on the kind of paint you use. I used almost one gal. of Interlux Fiberglass Bottomkote on a Oday 240. Dave
Check out Super Ship Bottom Paint
My friend Wayne used Super Ship Bottom Ablative paint and his hull looked a heck of a lot better than mine when he pulled her out last fall. I had used a WM ablative paint and wasn't happy with it. This year I'm going to install the SSB paint because it's thinner and goes further, while giving more protection than other bottom paints. I was able to use one gallon of the other paint on my 222 for the two coats, plus a third coat on leading edges and near the surface of the boot top. I still had a little left over in the can, but what good is it if you can't get the protection that you need? Last August I swam under my boat and had to use a scraper to get rid of the barnacles that were slowing my boat down. It's worth paying the extra money for a better paint.
My friend Wayne used Super Ship Bottom Ablative paint and his hull looked a heck of a lot better than mine when he pulled her out last fall. I had used a WM ablative paint and wasn't happy with it. This year I'm going to install the SSB paint because it's thinner and goes further, while giving more protection than other bottom paints. I was able to use one gallon of the other paint on my 222 for the two coats, plus a third coat on leading edges and near the surface of the boot top. I still had a little left over in the can, but what good is it if you can't get the protection that you need? Last August I swam under my boat and had to use a scraper to get rid of the barnacles that were slowing my boat down. It's worth paying the extra money for a better paint.
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