Alloy boat unpainted in Boston

[v26wa]

Well to sum it all up I guess the water is just too warm where I live. The bottom would get slime & barnicles in a month. Although easy to get off, it takes a day to beach the boat, wait for the tide to go out, clean, wait for the tide to come in. All in all one full day. I work to much to waste my only day off cleaning the bottom. So............... I hauled her on Monday & she now is at a fantastic shop getting sand blasted, epoxy coated & 3 coats of Trilux 33 (that stuff aint cheap!!). I missed Cod season on Stellwagen last March because of the thru hull work & a few odds & ends so I'm out early to get this done & hopefully with a mild winter get back in late Feb...? Pics to follow

[welder]

YES, we want to see pictures before she hits the water.

[Chaps]

No doubt about it, bare aluminum attracts sea life stickies and is harder to remove than same from bare glass. A good bottom job is a must, sounds like you are doing it right.