point92mach

I am wanting to put my 415 Stinger in a slip. Trailering it is too much of a pain.

Here on Lewisville Lake in Dallas boats seem to get a lot of green buildup on the hulls and drives.

Short of buying a 13000+ lbs boat lift, what are my options for keeping the bottom relatively clean?

Thanks,

Greg

Smitty

iTrader: (1)

Bottom paint it or take it out very 2 weeks and pressure wash it.

Will they allow floating lifts ?? There are some cheap floating lifts that would keep the hull out of the water.

jeffswav

No way I would ever leave a boat sit in the water more than a few days. A lot of guys that do use bottom paint.

Griff

Nothing will stop the algea build up except bottom paint. I left a boat in the water several years ago and found that was more work cleaning it every 3 weeks than pulling it out and putting it on the trailer.

t500hps

As stated, bottom paint is the only thing easier than trailering....and even that has it's issues. Leaving an unpainted boat in the water will create more issues than trailering.

can you make arrangements to leave the trailer where the ramp is instead of taking it home?

MILD THUNDER

iTrader: (3)

I can deal with the algae growth, but its the blisters in the gelcoat and corrosion that scares me! Lift or trailer is the only way to go!

anewway

iTrader: (1)

Like everyone is saying, you will need a lift or bottom paint. And bottom paint and performance boats don't tend to mix well, so a lift would be the answer.

I boat on Lewisville as well, and the water will leave a stain in no time. We generally put in Saturday morning, leave them in the water Saturday night, and pull them Sunday afternoon and its amazing how dirty they can get in the heat of the summer.

raeburn

Check out this site.http://www.hullliner.ca

I have seen a boat that has been in a hull liner for the past two seasons and the hull/bottom still look good (salt water).

You would still have to watch for hull blistering though.

RT930turbo

I agree with the above, bottom paint is nast stuff on a performance boat. The cleaning and work would be more than the trailer hassle. I would try to find a lift or see if you can leave it on the trailer close by.

point92mach

Thanks for all the advice, fellas. Man those big boat lifts are big $$$

That $$$ just isnt in the budget this year.

I guess i'll be trailering this season after all, and save the slip rental fee for a boat lift next season.

I trailered my 312 stinger around no problem, but the 415 is a totally different animal....lol.....