Not if he sells it in the same market as he uses it ! (whatever the chances of that may be)
Where I am there are no haul out facilities (well , maybe .01 % of all boats) they all have bottom paint as much as I hate the stuff so it doesn't affect the resale.

I would strongly reconsider bottom painting any speed boat. Not only are you going to lose a few mph, but you are going to significantly hurt the resale value. You can get away with keeping a boat in the water for a few days, but after a week you will start seeing barnacles or other stuff start to form and you will need to scrub it. I had pretty good results with toilet bowl cleaner. As for the drives make sure you have good zincs and paint them every season.

I myself would vote don't do it. But my ex-father -in- law stole my home I once owned on the bay in Ventnor, NJ, so he could build a bigger house for him and his church loving wife.
I will keep in touch with what i finally decided to do, paint or no paint?

One possible solution is the use of "Ultra sonic antifouling" , no painting, just sound waves!

Funny that you mention Ventnor NJ. We are installing a Sea Pen water level dry dock in Ventnor today and tomorrow for a guy that didn’t want to bottom paint his new 35 Pursuit. If you’re still around that area and want to take a look let me know. The Sea Pen is a good alternative to bottom paint. Not cheap but a great way to keep the boat at the dock clean and dry. If you want to take a look call or send me an email.

Thanks, Pat
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No S......I have a hard time reading boating magazines, the last few years, so I haven't been following the latest trends on this and that, but not a bad idea.
If it works like they claim, I'm a buyer. Thanks so so much. It seems so simple.

Kenny
38 Donzi

It sounds like you've had your boat for some time in freshwater. What is your long-term goal with your boat?
Gelcoat is not 100-percent impermeable to water. So if the boat will continually stay in the water, bottom coating is a smart move.
I know people that have a diver come and clean their boat bottom monthly because of animal and plant growth. A good bottom paint aids in the prevention of growth.

As for resale value. I'd rather have a boat that has bottom paint that's protected. Than a boat that has Barnacles up in the outdrive or bottom and the gel coat that's blistered. IMO.

What about Silic one from Hempel?

New here..just curious, is the main consensus not to paint relative to the location of “below water line”?

I have a 1990 Baja 250es. Bottom is in good shape and runs fresh water. Wanting to change the color scheme on everything above water level. Is 2-stage auto paint reasonable in this application?

There is no reason you can't paint below the water line. The bottom of our AT is single stage Imron gloss black paint and we have had no issues at all, also no loss in speed with the single stage Imron paint. We do not leave our boat in the water regularly and only for no more than 2 or 3 nights if we are at a poker, as well as occasionally over night on our home lake. The hull sides up are base coat clear coat paint on ours as well.