[flyingfrizzle]

Good point, Prep Prep Prep. That's the name of the game. 95% is prep work and the other 5% is spraying/rolling. I prefer to spray my self but think you cant go wrong if you do the prep right. Take a water hose and wet the boat down after fairing it out. IF you see ANY mistakes or imperfections then they will be worse once painted. The more times you block it down in primer the nicer it will be done when finished. I think on my 20 hull I blocked it down 5 or 6 times just to get all the print threw of the roven lay up to go away. The ones that have been in the sun will have bad print threw. Don't be afraid to buy plenty of sand paper and change it out often. Cost a little more but will save your arms latter....

Also stay away from the single part paints. The 2 part urethane or polyurethane paints are far superior