Bottom boat paint

[Jonny]

I was wondering where to take my boat to get bottom paint done and roughly what it cost for a 20 ft

[rkfet]

Are you getting it redone or applied for the first time? If it's the first time, you should get a barrier coat applied before the paint. I have a 20' center console. It cost me around $1200 for the barrier coat and paint the first time. After you get the paint, you don't need the barrier coat redone and it's less expensive.

[SheepDog]

If you are able to do do the cleaning and painting yourself,Sherwin Williams offers a complete line of marine bottom paints that are very good at a minimal cost.

[Jonny]

How u get the boat off the trailer I don't have any stands

[walleye2go]

I just use a 20 ton bottle jack to lift my 27' Sportcraft, one side at a time. If the old bottom paint is a little rough use a good power washer or a sanding sponge will work. Then you can roll your bottom paint on using a roller with a rolling sponge. Then let it dry before you let it down. I usually apply several coats before let down.

[penalty box]

Captain Greg Im guessing you use 1 bottle jack, do you use like a 6 foot 4x4 or some kind of small beam below the bottle jack?

[walleye2go]

Yeah I have 2' 6x6 cutoffs that I stack up to get the jack close to the bottom of the boat. Than I have a piece of 6x6 that I cut to match the angle of the bottom of the boat. This piece goes in between the bottom of the boat and the top of the jack.

[branhamautomotive]

I had my 27 regal done this spring at drawbridge. They charged me 500 to wash and clean, sand, epoxy prime 2 coats and paint 2 coats all over with a 3rd on the sides. I bought the primer and paint at west marine. They had a buy on get one free over the holidays. Total investment just under 800. Boat had never been painted before. Dropped it off on Sunday picked it up next Saturday.

[captain tacky]

mine is a 25 Grady White and currently at Offshore Performance near Davis Besse I stopped yesterday it is in the shop now stop see it they are doing what I think is a excellent job , blast -barrier coat and paint all at the best estimate I received, they took it off the trailer and are not missing any spots... I am impressed to the attention to detail...

[mkalink]

I was wondering where to take my boat to get bottom paint done and roughly what it cost for a 20 ft

I had South Shore Marine in Huron paint the bottom of my 31' Contender. They weren't the cheapest but I feel they are the best and pay close attention to detail. They applied 5 coats of barrier epoxy and 2 coats of VC Offshore bottom paint. Its been 4 years and all I do is touch it up and put on a very light coat at the water line, as this is where the paint gets most of its wear. When I pull it in the fall, I power wash it, hit the water line with a brush, and put it away. For a 20' boat I don't see it costing more than $1500 for prep, barrier coat and paint. I do recommend the VC Offshore paint, it is supposed to last 10 years before reapplying it with minimal touch up.