Yet another bottom paint question
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I use CSC on my boat too. As Ross suggested, I use whatever is left over from the year before to prime any bare spots created when the storage yard pressure washes the hull each fall at haul-out. I roll on a fresh coat each Spring. Before I do I "cut-in" with a brush all the leading edges, the hull/keel, shaft log, and keel areas as well as around all thru-hulls. One good idea is to apply a different color (red under blue for instance) as the first coat on the hull so you can see when a fresh coat of paint is needed. Two seasons is about as long as a well applied coating (at least two layers) of CSC will last in our area.
I use CSC on my boat too. As Ross suggested, I use whatever is left over from the year before to prime any bare spots created when the storage yard pressure washes the hull each fall at haul-out. I roll on a fresh coat each Spring. Before I do I "cut-in" with a brush all the leading edges, the hull/keel, shaft log, and keel areas as well as around all thru-hulls. One good idea is to apply a different color (red under blue for instance) as the first coat on the hull so you can see when a fresh coat of paint is needed. Two seasons is about as long as a well applied coating (at least two layers) of CSC will last in our area.
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Another factor to consider is if you have to scrub the hull periodically to get rid of the barnacles. The scrubing will wash away some of the paint. So, it may be a good idea to repaint the bottom with one coat each year. Again it depends on how high the fouling area is where you keep the boat.
Another factor to consider is if you have to scrub the hull periodically to get rid of the barnacles. The scrubing will wash away some of the paint. So, it may be a good idea to repaint the bottom with one coat each year. Again it depends on how high the fouling area is where you keep the boat.
A more important question...
...would seem to be at what point do you bite the bullet and start the not-fun process of removing a lot of old, or badly adhered paint and start all over again? When bottom paint begins to drop off in patches, it usually means it's badly adhered and probably covering a lot of old layers of paint. Sounds to me like you are at this point. While you could try to feather in the bare spots and just paint over them, you probably know the bottom paint on your boat is on borrowed time. You and your boat will be a lot happier in the long run if you chemically or mechanically get rid of all that old paint...
...would seem to be at what point do you bite the bullet and start the not-fun process of removing a lot of old, or badly adhered paint and start all over again? When bottom paint begins to drop off in patches, it usually means it's badly adhered and probably covering a lot of old layers of paint. Sounds to me like you are at this point. While you could try to feather in the bare spots and just paint over them, you probably know the bottom paint on your boat is on borrowed time. You and your boat will be a lot happier in the long run if you chemically or mechanically get rid of all that old paint...
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Boat is also only 2 seasons old and the paint is the original paint job by the Hunter dealer. Boat was not used much last season, although that may be worse for the paint job? As far as toatl removal, our marina don't allow DIY. Probably to not have paint chips and dust all over the yard, so that'll have to wait until next year.
Boat is also only 2 seasons old and the paint is the original paint job by the Hunter dealer. Boat was not used much last season, although that may be worse for the paint job? As far as toatl removal, our marina don't allow DIY. Probably to not have paint chips and dust all over the yard, so that'll have to wait until next year.
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