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Getting my 25 repainted topsides and hull
Considering doing the bottom Also

Boat has bottom paint and is kept on a lift
Is there a slick bottom paint that will give better performance
And be able to stand the abuse of putting on the lift ?
Doubt the boat will be kept in the water for more than a couple days
Or should I consider painting the bottom with regular paint ?

Thanks
Spencer

Spencer

I believe both Kevin and John Cranston used VC Performance on their bottoms. It is an epoxy and not an anti fouling paint.

http://bertram31.com/newbb/viewtopic.ph ... ce#p105238

Kevin notes in the link above that it gave him a little more speed.

http://www.pettitpaint.com/product.asp?id=300

or

http://www.pettitpaint.com/product.asp?id=14

I have been looking at both of these. The black widow is ultimate in performance, but the vivid has a ton of colors to chose from.

I keep a couple boats on lifts for years, petite vivid has been my best choice, it's hard enough not to wash off with active use,doesn't get a hard and flake off,have never had to pressure wash it, I leave my rybo in the Bahamas for 3 month periods . Had the bottom soda blasted after 13 years of use,paint every 3 years

I have used the following Interlux paint for a number of years with great success. It is Interlux VC 17M. It has the consistency of water and is a Teflon paint. It has left no build up after years of use. It is great for fresh water use and mild salt. It has been used by racing sailboat enthusiasts for its hard finish and increased performance.

Is the petite vivid multi-season? I hope to be painting the bottom in the not too distant future, need some advice as well. My 25 will be 6 months in a salt water marina, 6 months on a trailer at home. I know some of the conventional bottom paints "die" if left out of the water and have a window to launch.. whats up with that?

Thanks guys
Petit ultima 60 is what they are recommending
Looks like I'm going to go that route

Boats getting a little face lift
Top to bottom

I'll get some pics soon

Scot

I use Petit Hydrocoat. It is water based and works great. It is ablative. Put on a red first coat, then give it 3 more. Depending how much you use the boat, you should be able to just do touch ups for a couple of years. Then when the bottom starts to look burnt, that is the red starting to show up, you just give it two coats and you are all set again for a couple of years.

scot wrote:Is the petite vivid multi-season? I hope to be painting the bottom in the not too distant future, need some advice as well. My 25 will be 6 months in a salt water marina, 6 months on a trailer at home. I know some of the conventional bottom paints "die" if left out of the water and have a window to launch.. whats up with that?

yes, that is why I am looking at it. Mine stays on a trailer 90% of the time. It will not dry out. I would be more worried about it being left in the water for 6 months. It is a copper based paint so it should repel growth.

Just acquired a 62' Spencer with the VC stuff on it. I'm planning on keeping the boat on a lift behind my house and will put the vivid on it. I have used it successfully for years, sometimes the previous boat is off shore for 4 months, other times it's been hanging in the lift for 2 years, always does the job

Marlin wrote:Just acquired a 62' Spencer.....

That's a boat.......

1800 HP Man's?

I am very happy with the Petitt Vivid that I used on my boat.

It is multi-season. Kept on a trailer (hard enough for trailer) but still wears off (ablative).

Mine is white. It will get a scum line, but a quick scrub with a soft brush cleans it right up.

Ian.

ianupton wrote:I am very happy with the Petitt Vivid that I used on my boat.

It is multi-season. Kept on a trailer (hard enough for trailer) but still wears off (ablative).

Mine is white. It will get a scum line, but a quick scrub with a soft brush cleans it right up.

Ian.

Ian.

Have not tried it yet but a sail boater told me to use a rubber pet hair broom to remove the svum line. He said it does an amazing job without rubbing off bottom paint.

You have to order them online. I believe the call them pet fur remover.

Interesting, will have to try.

Mike, yes on the 1800 Manns , 45 knot boat, cruises at 35 knot at 75 gph, Carolina flare is dry,nice sea boat. Grinding off the hard Teflon base bottom paint this week, SPRAYING on petite vivid to get a smooth bottom not to compromise the speed yet easily cleanable by divers monthly, never thought about spraying bottom paint before

SR60 I good paint, named due to its 60% copper content which means when it's on your lift it is going to turn very green.
A copper free paint will hold color better

If thinking of vivid you will want "vivid free"