Try Diaper Cream..... rub it on thick.

CM

"Steve Zweigart" wrote in message
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| Just bought my first sailboat this year...a 1986 Mac25 which is moored
| at Cave Run Lake in Kentucky. Cave Run is one of the cleanest lakes in
| the nation. The boat had been in the water for at least three years
| before I bought it. When I took it out of the water for the first time
| this past weekend, besides a considerable "slime" layer and rust nodules
| on the keel, I found what appears to be the original bottom paint fairly
| intact.
|
| I'm sure it's time for a repaint job. What is the best type of paint
| for a situation such as mine? I don't want to spend $$$ on an ablative
| multi-season coating if it's not necessary, nor do I want to paint the
| thing any more than is absolutely necessary. Suggestions?
|
| Steve Z.
|