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Bottom Paint Failure

Bottom paint failure

If you an see your hull paint through the bottom paint, it's time to re-do it.


If you feel slime and see growth forming on your hull, it's probably time to re-do your paint.


A common method to help tell when it's time to re-do bottom paint would be to apply two or three coats and use two different colors. Apply the first coat as red paint, and the second (and third) coat as black. When you see the red bottom paint begin to show through you will know you're about due.


I had two coats of paint put on, and did not do two differnet colors mainly due to cost. 1 gallon of bottom paint is expensive (about $340/gallon), and it takes just under 1 gallon of paint to apply 2 coats to the bottom of an R27-OB.


Our trusted marine service partner PSC Marine handles full service bottom paint work in the Pacific Northwest.

👉 PSC Marine: https://csurf.co/psc

📞 (425) 426-1015

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