No bottom paint, how long?

[cdavisdb]

It took a while, but after 31 days in the Bahamas in summer, here is the answer for original gelcoat.

two weeks: no problem, no significant sign of fouling.

2.5 weeks: here it comes, light scrub took care of it

3.2 weeks: scrub again, harder, worse at the water line.

3.8 weeks scrub again, lots of algae, well stuck, no barnacles.

It worked, but I'd rather not try 6 weeks.