Can we talk paint?

[L-M Ramirez]

My boat is yellow and I sort of like it (retro 70's smile.. have a nice day). The below water paints are not yellow but I can find the topside paints in yellow. I don't leave my boat in the water, trailer it back and forth and sail it in fresh water. How much luck would I have using the above waterline marine paint as opposed to repainting the entire thing another color? Any words of advice on brands?

[L-M Ramirez]

My boat is yellow and I sort of like it (retro 70's smile.. have a nice day). The below water paints are not yellow but I can find the topside paints in yellow. I don't leave my boat in the water, trailer it back and forth and sail it in fresh water. How much luck would I have using the above waterline marine paint as opposed to repainting the entire thing another color? Any words of advice on brands?

[L-M Ramirez]

My boat is yellow and I sort of like it (retro 70's smile.. have a nice day). The below water paints are not yellow but I can find the topside paints in yellow. I don't leave my boat in the water, trailer it back and forth and sail it in fresh water. How much luck would I have using the above waterline marine paint as opposed to repainting the entire thing another color? Any words of advice on brands?

[Bruce Hooke]

Are you asking if topsides paint can be used on the bottom of a boat that is sailed 'off a trailer' and not left in the water for extended periods of time? If so the answer is definitely Yes. Bottom paint is unnecessary on a boat that never spends more than a day or so at a time in the water.

For the record, if you do want to use bottom paint I would still recommend leaving the topsides yellow if you are happy with the color, because even if you could get yellow bottom paint it would never exactly match the topsides. So, the better approach is to simply plan on a two-tone paint job, with, say, yellow topsides and green bottom paint.

Kirby's paint http://www.kirbypaint.com/ is very popular with the wooden boat crowd because it is high-quality paint that looks traditional (lower gloss, traditional colors). If that fits with what you want then call up Kirby's in New Bedford, MA and order what you need. On the other hand, if you want a high gloss paint then any of the standard brands (e.g., Interlux) should do you fine.

[Bruce Hooke]

Are you asking if topsides paint can be used on the bottom of a boat that is sailed 'off a trailer' and not left in the water for extended periods of time? If so the answer is definitely Yes. Bottom paint is unnecessary on a boat that never spends more than a day or so at a time in the water.

For the record, if you do want to use bottom paint I would still recommend leaving the topsides yellow if you are happy with the color, because even if you could get yellow bottom paint it would never exactly match the topsides. So, the better approach is to simply plan on a two-tone paint job, with, say, yellow topsides and green bottom paint.

Kirby's paint http://www.kirbypaint.com/ is very popular with the wooden boat crowd because it is high-quality paint that looks traditional (lower gloss, traditional colors). If that fits with what you want then call up Kirby's in New Bedford, MA and order what you need. On the other hand, if you want a high gloss paint then any of the standard brands (e.g., Interlux) should do you fine.

[Bruce Hooke]

Are you asking if topsides paint can be used on the bottom of a boat that is sailed 'off a trailer' and not left in the water for extended periods of time? If so the answer is definitely Yes. Bottom paint is unnecessary on a boat that never spends more than a day or so at a time in the water.

For the record, if you do want to use bottom paint I would still recommend leaving the topsides yellow if you are happy with the color, because even if you could get yellow bottom paint it would never exactly match the topsides. So, the better approach is to simply plan on a two-tone paint job, with, say, yellow topsides and green bottom paint.

Kirby's paint http://www.kirbypaint.com/ is very popular with the wooden boat crowd because it is high-quality paint that looks traditional (lower gloss, traditional colors). If that fits with what you want then call up Kirby's in New Bedford, MA and order what you need. On the other hand, if you want a high gloss paint then any of the standard brands (e.g., Interlux) should do you fine.