[DonnieChesley]

I painted a 1972 sailboat, deck & hull, 2 yrs ago with Awl-Grip & am incredibly pleased with the result. Tough to do well but if you do a good job with the prep work, it'll be worth it. I had it sprayed by a pro in the local yard but did all the prep work with my brother & I think it turned out better than most other professional jobs in the yard that summer. Total to have the painter shoot the hull & deck was around $1500. Paint & associated products are expensive but I'm glad I spent a little extra to have someone to spray it on instead of me rolling it on. Painting the hull of a SeaCraft 20 for instance would be a lot cheaper than the area I covered for hull & deck. Hull prep was much much easier than deck (especially on a sailboat with all of the hardware to remove). Not sure if you're doing the prep yourself but if you are, I'd recommend buying a great random orbital sander. I've got a Porter Cable 7336 (6" soft pad), which is awesome & was key in our job. Best deal was about $100 at Lowes. Like all painting, its all prep but Awl-Grip takes that to an extreme.

Minimum maintenance. Gave the hull a bath & painted the bottom & it looks brand new still.

Good luck.