Hi, Bob!

I have a 44feet steel boat.
Here's what I do from time to time:

Sandblast the hull,
put on 2-component epoxy primer,
put on 1-component zinc primer,
put on 2 coats of good antifouling

and that's it.

Best;
Steve

"TORMAC53" wrote in message
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I have a 16 year old metal hull sailboat. The hull is in great shape.
However,
the paint system underwater is starting to fail. There are blisters
forming
between the fairing compound and the epoxy coating that is on the hull.
I have the time to have the hull sandblasted and painted
properly,including
refairing the hull. I would like some of the builders here to tell me how
they
finnished off thier hulls. Most yards around here handle fiberglass and
don't
know where to start on a steel hull.
Please be specific with what paint system and what coatings you used and
how it
did. I would like to get 16 more years out of this job.
Bob Glennon