Bottom Paint: Fresh or Salt?
 

Is there a different type of antifoulant bottom paint used for fresh water as opposed to salt water? A different prep?

Thanks!

Salt and fresh??Yes there is a major difference.
Prep??not really

There are a couple of dual purpose paints.

Interlux (www.yachtpaints.com) has a downloadale guide book that is pretty comprehensive as far as prep and comparison charts.

It also matters whether the boat will be on a lift or trailered versus stay in the water (most of the good paints will go bad the moment you let the hull dry - takes a recoat - just a single coat - to reactivate it).

Book spells tht out too.

Interesting.......

A lift would be nice but not in the cards right now. Do you even need to paint the bottom if it is on a lift? I wouldn't think so.....

For your Formula N ?

I'm sure you know bottom paint is not re-sell friendly I think on rigs like yours.

No....not for the Formula......for my Apache. :D

If it's on a lift, you don't paint it.
If it sits in the water for over a month at a time, you need to seriously consider paint.

Yes, paint slows you down.
But not as much as the carpet that grows there without it.

Can you say Chia Boat:D :D

What is the alternative? Pictures I see on the internet of some boats on plane don't have it.....and others do?

Nothing:
http://www.sunseeker.com/images/rang...5/running2.jpg

Nothing:
http://www.sunseeker.com/images/rang...t/running1.jpg


This does:
http://www.marquisyachts.com/models/59hardtop.jpg

This does:
http://www.nuvariyachts.com/models/run5-09.jpg

Do you have divers clean the bottom once a month?