JimH wrote:
"dene" wrote in message
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Next week, our 2002 Regal 2465 will arrive from Florida to our
boathouse on the Columbia River. The boat has 140 hours on it. It has
never been stored in the water....always lifted out. Here are some
pictures of it.

http://tinyurl.com/ko6uf

The local marina, where it will be delivered to, is trying earnestly to
talk me into getting barrier applied along with bottom paint....roughly
$1400. Horror stories along with years of experience is part of their
speal.

I spoke to Regal, first to customer service, then to a local dealer in
Portland. Both said neither step was necessary. Both claimed that
Regal makes an exceptional hull and that all is required is cleaning
once a year.

I would add that the Columbia never gets above 70 degrees and the
boathouse has some current.

Should I or shouldn' I?

-Greg Schoenberg
Kalama, Wa.

Ps. My wife flew to Florida and personally inspected it, along with a
surveyor. Boat was valued at 35k. We got it for 28k. Shipping,
shrink wrap, marina fees are $4500. The boat will be renamed
to....."She Said Yes."


The local marina was right............Regal was wrong.

If the boat is to be docked at a slip in water, get it epoxy barrier coated
and then bottom painted (do some research on the type recommended for your
conditions).

BTW: This is definitely a DIY project, provided you are willing to
devote the time. I speak from experience.

Last Spring I barrier coated and bottom painted my 20 footer that was
previously trailer stored. The project (4 coats [2 gallons/kits] of
Interlux Interprotect Epoxy Barrier Coat and a gallon of Interlux
BottomKote cost under $400, including solvents, sandpaper and fine line
tape. The project did, however, require a good amount of my time, a
consideration you have to take into account when comparing DIY vs
marina costs for the project.

You may want to ping Chuck Gould (I believe Seattle is his home port)
as he recently had his boat (a 32+ foot trawler) completely updated,
including stripping the hull and applying new epoxy barrier coating and
bottom paint.