Non-Ablative Bottom Paint Question

[MarshMarlowe196]

Looks like a new boat might not be in the cards this year (bank account busting new home and "let's have a baby" talk). I'll probably be using the Aquasport for at least one more season. I used some flat black basic ablative WM bottom paint years ago to pretty up the hull, it was green and splotchy from the original bottom paint. The trailer bunks and shell bottoms have since removed a lot of that paint, and the hull just looks ratty and gross now. I want to repaint the hull with something non-ablative, but I don't want it to be shiny and I'd like to be able to just roll it on without much prep work. Just want it to be mildly attractive so I'm not so embarrassed parking the boat in the driveway.  Anyone have any recommendations on a brand / type of paint for this?

Thanks guys

[Capt. Bob]

Just want it to be mildly attractive so I'm not so embarrassed parking the boat in the driveway.

I can help. This looks a lot easier than sand and paint. Neighbors will appreciate it too.
 
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[MarshMarlowe196]

Works for me. I don't know how I'd go about convincing the wife to put a giant tent in the yard..  good price though

[Capt. Bob]

Works for me. I don't know how I'd go about convincing the wife to put a giant tent in the yard..  good price though

You deal with the kids, I'll deal with the tent.

Good to see ya around a bit more.

Boeing treating you right?

All kidding aside, I believe Fearless Leader painted his 230 with some type paint that went on fairly easily and has held up very well.
Hopefully he'll chime in.

Good luck.

[Curious]

A lot of guys up this way just clean the bottom really well and slop on another coat of bottom paint.  West Marine and now Jamestown Distributors have their own brand.  I would check out Jamestown Distributors.  Their website has a ton of help info and videos too.  The other thing you could do for minimal effort would be to clean/scrape off any larger growth and peeling paint and then go at it with an orbital with 40 grit.  Get a whole bunch of pads so you can change them out every five minutes or so.  Just scuff up the old surface with the 40 grit and roll on the new stuff.  Buy a Tyvek suit, spend a couple of hours of agony under the boat and you're done.  Also, you'd be surprised how little paint you need.  2 quarts will do a 22-23 foot boat bottom.  Good luck.  It's a pain in the neck (literally) and your arms and shoulders will turn to jelly for a day or two but then its done.

[MarshMarlowe196]

Yeah, I'm looking forward to kids... I hope.  I hear they're fun when they're young.  Boeing is good in the way that if you perform and post numbers (justify your existence), they'll take care of you and put you where you want to be.  I spend most of my time on the Flight Deck checking all the systems out.  Short of test flying the plane, it’s about as interesting as it gets here.  They've almost got the battery issue snuffed out, so there's been less talk of layoffs.   

RickK - what kind of paint did you use on your boat??

Thanks Dan.  I'll give J.D. a call and see what they recommend.  Luckily I don't have any growth or peeling paint - the only reason I bottom painted in the first place was to cover up the old bottom paint.  My boat lives on the trailer.  Last go around, I laid under the boat doing what you described with some aggressive grit and the orbital sander.  It was no fun at all.  I like the idea of just slopping on some new paint

[RickK]

I didn't actually do the painting because I can't lift that beast off the trailer and didn't want to try crawling under the trailer.  Anyway I had a local company sand blast and paint the boat bottom about a 6 years ago with Petit Vivid White.  I had them recoat it about a year ago.  The beauty of the white is that you really don't see the bottom paint.  My boat stays in the water maybe 3 days max. I think if I was going to leave a boat in the water longer I would go with something dark though.