paint quantity

[Bushwacker]

Originally Posted by Cutiger

. . . , I'm putting together a fishing boat on a budget, not a show piece to flaunt around at the sandbar and on the Internet. A lot of times it's okay to not buy the highest quality most expensive product on the market, and paint for this project is one of those products.

Then why paint it at all! For about $65 and a couple hours of labor, you can just put Polyglo on it and then go fishing! It'll last over a year if you keep a cover on it, less if in S.Fl. with no cover, and it'll look as good as original gel coat!

Considering the work and prep involved in painting, I wouldn't waste time with easypoxy, which will start to fade in just a couple years, at which time you will then wish you used better paint! With the same time and effort, you can use a good urethane paint like Signature or Joel's Quantum that will last a loong time! I painted the bottom of my boat with Signature (one of the few urethanes that holds up below the waterline) in 2010 and it still looks as good as the day I applied it, except for a few battle scars! The rest of the boat is original gel coat, with some Polyglo on it. Still haven't convinced myself that it's worth the effort to paint the whole boat!