well, project finally complete. fyi, i have a 20' center console, never been painted, but needed to because it's staying in this year. i didn't want to go through the hastles of sanding, priming, and painting with an ugly black paint.<br /><br />i picked up dolphinite's new clear bottom paint. i hauled the boat out on saturday morning (been in for about a month) and cleaned well with on/off (nasty stuff). per directions, i DID NOT SAND. the paint (looked like snot) went on smooth with a foam brush. since it was clear, i didn't even waste the time to tape a line and just went by eyesight. after two coats and some blocking to get off the trailer, i left for the night. on sunday, it looked great. it's painted, but you couldn't tell from 5' away. was back in the water by 1000.<br /><br />i highly recommend the product. at $220 a gallon, it's pricey, but west marine is selling it for $170 all this week. i only used a half a gallon, so i have it for next year. with no sanding needed, i can easily remove the paint and have an unhurt gelcoat. i basically have a protected boat that will stay in the water, yet you would never know unless i told you. and it was so easy to do. you'd be crazy not to use the product if you plan to keep a boat in moderate fouling waters.
