Should I paint the bottom?

[DoubleDon]

Gents

A couple years ago I purchased a restored 20' 1976 SeaCraft. Great looking boat with no bottom paint. Couple of months ago I purchased a condo with boat slip on Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach which is 3 1/2 hours from my home. The trailering and launch and retrieve are not appealing at 66 years old. Bottom line is how much would I adversely affect the value by painting the bottom? Thanks in advance.

Don

[caper]

IMO not much reduction in value if bottom paint done correctly. Did you buy the boat to use it or to sell it ?

[DoubleDon]

Bought it to use it in the Chesapeake Bay. Plan to buy a 24'-26' for next year.

[dginge]

I just repainted my bottom paint and get compliments on it all the time. It is nice not having a scum line if you use a dark color. I used Seahawk teal. It sounds like you have no choice but to paint the bottom. I do not see it hurting the value of a SC

[wattaway2]

Bottom paint would be better than blisters or barnacles on the bottom

[mnwnvc]

Use a good ablative bottom paint. It slowly wears away and leaves no build up. Easy to repaint.

[NoBones]

Depending on how active the marine growth is in that area
you will need to have a dive service clean it on a regular basis...

It will grow a beard with the bottom paint..

If you use it on a regular basis the beard will wear off underway to some degree...

[mnwnvc]

I trailer and have boat on a mooring for a week or two. This type of paint has served me well.