www.iFourWinns.com

pretty sure the clear cote is an Interlux product, actually comes in an aerisol can.

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Joe B.
Ruff'N It 4
2011 Regal 42 SC

Previous
2008 FW V358
2006 FW V318
2004 FW V288

What ever bottom paint you pick, be sure you mask an inch border around your drives and stop the paint short. The copper in the paint will not like the drives.

Cougar,
Ping me
...my buddy has a 40" Bayliner and has this bottom paint thing all figured out. He knows what products to use and what methods are best. There is a place just under the I-5 bridge (next to Agua Verde on Boat St.) where they haul you out and you get a week to do your own bottom paint. My bud does his every two years...he has had it done and he has also done his own. He has tried to stretch to three years but things started growing...

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Optimus Prime
Now: 2007 Horizon 260, (2007/08 brochure boat)
Previous: 1995 Sea Ray Signature Select 220
Tow: '07 Avalanche LTZ
Seattle and Chelan, WA

I've had to crank the settings on these photos because the boat barn is pretty dark so colors are a little off. Here's a couple shots of a "revised" boot stripe. In these photos the apparent "bend" where the stripe crosses the chine is an optical illusion. From the side it is dead on level. I'm due on repainting the smile before it goes back in so it's a little dull from haul out. The other shot shows the gap needed between the outdrives and bottom paint. I still highly recommend barrier coat. It's cheap insurance.

By the way, that was the old owner's name. It's Beer-Garita now.

Well...

'All Night Long' is out of the water and in a tent right now. 25 hour service, so the outdrives get an oil change and the bottom paint is being applied.

It was a tough call, but I want with Interlux BottomKote with Ingarol. Gets good reviews in the Pacific Northwest and I have been told by many to expect 3-4 seasons out of it.

I'll shoot for 3 seasons.

Free haul out/pressure wash. They sanded it down and put on a couple coats. No barrier coat. From every drydock around here - they said it's 50/50 - but with today's hull technology - it wouldn't be an issue for 15-20 years.

I checked the progress today and it's looking great. Lines are straight and smooth. Couldn't ask for anything more.

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2008 318 Vista -SOLD, but I am still around!
All Night Long, Seattle WA

Wow Cougar, that place takes pride in their bottom paint work, it's fantastic!

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Brett DiMichele

Looking good!

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2007 358 T-5.7GXi IB
Previous Boats
'08 H240, '08 V318, '04 268, '04 225

Looks great! Any reason your plug is in while on the hard? You might have some bildge water you don't know about eh?

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2001 Horizon 260 - 7.4 Volvo GSI DP

Man that creeper looks painful! Sweet paint job though.

Looks good, what are they going to use on the drives? I think there is a clear now available, which would be better than spraying those nice new Volvos with black Trilux. BTW, if you use trilux, you have to use their primer Primocron first.

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88 Four Winns 200 Horizon
4.3 OMC Cobra-4bbl
2002 Walker Bay 10/2012 Suzuki 2.5
2008 Walker Bay 8

1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0/Selectrac
2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7 Hemi/Quadradrive II

Just leave the drives as they are. You won't have to re-paint them for 5 or 6 years in fresh water.

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One of 4 Previous (Sold) Boats:
2000 Four Winns 268 Vista

Current Boat: 2004 Chaparral 235 ssi cuddy

Lucky freshwater guys....out drive paint doesn't even last ONE season here....

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88 Four Winns 200 Horizon
4.3 OMC Cobra-4bbl
2002 Walker Bay 10/2012 Suzuki 2.5
2008 Walker Bay 8

1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0/Selectrac
2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7 Hemi/Quadradrive II

I noticed you have an extra anode on each outdrive. Was that recommended by someone or did you just put it on for added protection?

No extra anode that I could find on the drive. The GI motors have them in those locations (above the prop and on the backside of the drive)


No plans to paint the drives because I am in freshwater. Down the road when the outdrive finish becomes an issue, I will revisit that idea.

For now - they are fine.

The boat has been in the lake for over 60 days... had a great waterline. Can definitely see that the anodes are working (they'll be changed once a year).

Not a spec of corrosion or paint issues that I could find so far. I'll be keeping an eye on it though.

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2008 318 Vista -SOLD, but I am still around!
All Night Long, Seattle WA