"JimH" wrote in message
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You still have to bottom paint a boat kept in fresh water. Corrosion
also remains a potential problem, but certainly less than in salt
water.


Keep in mind that we are talking about only seasonal in-water storage. Not
knowing how long the season is, makes it hard for me to give an absolute
answer. But, if I was storing a small trailerable boat in fresh water for
only 3-4 months, I would not bother to paint it. The bottom will clean
fairly easily with a pressure washer in that short amount of time, and you
don't have to screw up the aesthetics of a small sport boat that spends most
of its time out of the water with the bottom paint. No concern with
blisters in that short amount of time either, so no need for a barrier coat
as well.

My boat is stored year-round in fresh water, so it is obviously painted and
barrier coated.