I gathered that he was asking about antifouling paint rather than
painting the topsides.


On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 05:29:37 -0800, "Michael"
wrote:

Consider using Brightside paint. I applied it three years ago and it's
survived well in the water and while the boat has been on the dry in
storage. It's a one part paint but comes out like Awl Grip. Rules are you
stir it slowly to mix and don't make bubbles. When applying use a top
quality wide brush and put it on vertically and don't keep going over the
same area. One brush stroke up and down will do. Don't use too much paint
on the brush. Two or three light coats is best so it won't drip or show
laplines. I'm not the world's best painter by far but I had no trouble
doing a good quality job with that system.

Now remember the major difference between two and one part paints. Two part,
the epoxy kind, are essentially a sort of elastic or rubber type of paint.
They expand and contract well in temperature changes without flaking off or
cracking (if applied properly). So they have those advantages. Doesn't
matter if its your 22' boat in the temperate zone or my 954' ship deck going
from the 120 degrees of the Gulf to the cold waters of the Chesapeake within
a few weeks. That one advantage is what may make a two part paint a better
choice since you are taking the hull in and out of the water a lot.

But I think I'd still choose Brightside as it's a lot less expensive and not
hard to apply.

M.





"jaypoe" wrote in message
...
Greetings, Looking for a good book on boat repair/maintenance. Wondering
about painting the bottom of a sail boat. I understand that the
manufacture
will give the proper procedure for applying there product but I need to
know
the basics like how to move a boat (22') off a trailer on to stands and
how
to keep from creating lap lines when the boat is resting on the surface I
need to paint. Thanks Jay