To paint or not to paint, that is the question ... in PNW

[hardee]

Boris, I know you had great intentions, and I thank you for that. I have looked at some of those threads already, some more than once. One of my favorite answers was Bill from Noro Lim:

" Our first boat was a 16. My wife and I were still both working full time. We kept the boat on a trailer and under cover when not in use. We used the boat quite a bit, but mostly on weekends. Our longest trips were 3 or 4 days and a hundred or so miles on the water. Clean up after each use was pretty easy. Bottom paint would have been an unnecessary hassle. Easy choice.

Our second boat was a 23. We were both retired. We kept the boat in the water in a covered marina slip. Getting under way was a matter of minutes whenever the mood struck us, which was often. We used the boat a lot. I would bet the boat got used on average pretty close to once a week year round for eight years. Our longest trips were a month or two and a couple thousand miles on the water. We hauled out two or three times a year for inspections and cleanup. We re-applied bottom paint every two to three years. Not having bottom paint would have been a disaster. Easy choice.
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Bill, Formerly on NORO LIM

Looks like it depends, on how you use the boat, and how you take care of it, and how much time you want to spend doing the "taking care of"

Thanks again. I'm off to do some reading. 8)

Harvey
SleepyC :moon