Powdercoating a sailboat mast would require a rather long clean room for
the process. I'm not saying that the two part paint is in any way
deficient, but I have noticed that some high-end boatbuilders are now
powdercoating what used to be anodized aluminum or even stainless, like
tee-tops. Further, some of the better custom motorcycle builders are now
powdercoating their frames.


My boat trailer is powdercoated (black). It's sit in the sun for the past
six and a half years. It doesn't seem to have held up against fading any
better than paint would have, from what I can tell. Kind of disappointing,
really.