Bottom Paint...Who Needs It?

Bottom Paint...Who Needs It?

If your boat stays in the water year round or most of the boating season, application of bottom paint is pretty much the rule. It's one of the key preventative maintenance jobs that keeps your boat in shape. A clean hull is safe, fast and efficient. A fouled bottom cuts your top speed, damages maneuverability and lowers your fuel economy. Fiberglass hulls blister because the shiny exterior, the gelcoat layer, is not 100-percent impermeable to water, If not properly coated your boat could look like this:

This particular boat was only in the water for 3 months.