Bottom Paint

jrc · 04-01-2006, 10:20 AM

Before I went new boat shopping last year, I would have agreed with FLL. But now I've seen that many of the larger boats come from the factory with bottom paint. A lot of the 30'+ foot cruisers had the paint. I looked at a 32' Searay that was required to have bottom paint, if you ordered the inboards.
I bought a different boat without the paint. As FLL says you really don't need it on Winni. Just have the slime pressure washed in the fall.

In addition to Channel Marine & Silver Sands Marine, I'm sure Irwin's and Fay's could paint your boat. Check out the lake links on this site. Anyone selling big cruisers will be able to do bottom paint.

04-01-2006, 10:20 AM	#3
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	Before I went new boat shopping last year, I would have agreed with FLL. But now I've seen that many of the larger boats come from the factory with bottom paint. A lot of the 30'+ foot cruisers had the paint. I looked at a 32' Searay that was required to have bottom paint, if you ordered the inboards. I bought a different boat without the paint. As FLL says you really don't need it on Winni. Just have the slime pressure washed in the fall. In addition to Channel Marine & Silver Sands Marine, I'm sure Irwin's and Fay's could paint your boat. Check out the lake links on this site. Anyone selling big cruisers will be able to do bottom paint.