On Tue, 16 May 2006 08:25:36 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

Powder coating is tougher. It is melted onto the surface and almost
becomes part of it. Paint is...paint.

Could be but if 2 part LPU is tough enough for a sailboat mast (and it
is), it is certainly tough enough for a trawler mast. Powder coating
is a specialty hard to locate in some areas but there is usually no
problem finding a competent painter.