[Caymanboy]

Not a real fan of "bilge coat" basically it is an enamel, which will end up peeling, seeing as you are using epoxy I would tend to use interprotect 2000/2001 or something similiar, the bottom paint was probably a copolymer "sloughing" sp? paint, which will wear quickly when scrubbed or sanded, yet it is an all season paint which allows you to haul numerous times and not let the paint go bad, if you where to use a hard "epoxy" paint, it would not wear off, yet you would have to repaint the bottom every time you hauled and it will "build up", don't forget the copper issues.