Bottom paint in the PNW for trailered boat?

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I'm going to get a slip for my TomCat in the next 6 months or so but will still be trailering the boat on occasion.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

I'll be DIY'ing this project after I figure out how to jack up a catamaran...

Rob
 
Captain Starbucks":35ba2wbq said:
I'm going to get a slip for my TomCat in the next 6 months or so but will still be trailering the boat on occasion.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

I'll be DIY'ing this project after I figure out how to jack up a catamaran...

Rob
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Depends on how long the boat will be sitting still in the water.
 
I used Pettit products, really happy with the results. Two coats of Pettit Protect Epoxy Barrier Coat followed by Odyssey HD ablative bottom paint. I’m in the Bellingham area.
 
If you are trailering then you want an ablative paint. You can put an ablative over another ablative, and over a hard paint. You cannot put a hard paint over an ablative. (It will not adhere well).

Find out what bottom paint the shipyards near the marina use, and then use that. There are also probably restrictions of specific paints, and toxic substances.
 
Thanks for the recommendations all.

I had a conversation with an Interlux rep this morning. He recommended UltraKote, which is a hard paint and better for trailering. It's also listed as a single season paint so would need to be coated every year. Then it sounds like I'd get to deal with hard paint build up eventually that costs a ton to strip when (not if?) needed.

Practical Sailor says the best paint of all (based on in-water tests) is Micron 66, an Ablative.

I also have the aluminum bracket to deal with. Not sure if another type of paint needs to go on that. Or at least another type of primer?

Any more thoughts?

Rob
 
Micron CSC is a "hard" ablative that is made for trailer boats. No buildup and will last for multiple seasons. Hard enough to be pressure washed. I've been happy with it in the PNW. Probably good for 5 seasons in the Puget Sound.
 
kcassal":xidhitav said:
Micron CSC is a "hard" ablative that is made for trailer boats. No buildup and will last for multiple seasons. Hard enough to be pressure washed. I've been happy with it in the PNW. Probably good for 5 seasons in the Puget Sound.
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What other paints can be put over this paint? Is it the best paint for the Puget Sound area--SPECIFICALLY the marina where the OP has his boat?

Just because some one has 5 years (I have 7 years on Petit Vivid), on one boat, it does not necessarily mean it is the best paint for the PO boat--in his location.

As for the aluminum, and adjacent areas (I would have a masked area at least an inch wide. if necessary). You do not want a copper containing paint over the aluminum. Check with Tom Cat owners near where you boat-- Most paint cans or spec sheets will tell you if that paint is OK on aluminum. This also brings up If you need to strip the paint down, and start from basics (Wash, etch, Alodyne, Primers, including 2 part epoxy before the bottom paint--also where to cut the line for the topside of the bracket, vs the bottom paint and if a boot stripe is desired.
 
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