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fatlazyless · 04-01-2006, 07:34 AM

Do Winni boats get bottom painted? I don't think they do. It's not an issue at all like it is in salt water or brackish water. Lake Winnipesaukee has been the drinking water source for the city of Laconia for over 100 years. In fact, the city processing water plant is next door to a boat gasoline fuel-up. Maybe having the drinking water so close to a gasoline station for all these years is why Laconia has been in love with motorcycles for 80 plus years.
Supposedly, the Winni water is slightly acidic which makes aluminum boats and aluminum alloy outboard motors last & last & last.
At boat take-out time in the fall, there's hundreds of fiberglass boats which get their hulls scrubbed and washed to remove slime growth. It's very unusual to see any fiberglass hulls that have been bottom painted. Almost all are the original gel-coat that is usually white without any anti-barnicle, copper based bottom paint jobs that are common in salt water.
Anyway, besides all this, both Channel Marine & Silver Sands Marine both have first rate paint shops with the real-deal marine paints like Awl Grip & Pettit, and have lots of painting experience.

04-01-2006, 07:34 AM	#2
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,762 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,014 Times in 739 Posts	... Winni boat bottom paint ? Do Winni boats get bottom painted? I don't think they do. It's not an issue at all like it is in salt water or brackish water. Lake Winnipesaukee has been the drinking water source for the city of Laconia for over 100 years. In fact, the city processing water plant is next door to a boat gasoline fuel-up. Maybe having the drinking water so close to a gasoline station for all these years is why Laconia has been in love with motorcycles for 80 plus years. Supposedly, the Winni water is slightly acidic which makes aluminum boats and aluminum alloy outboard motors last & last & last. At boat take-out time in the fall, there's hundreds of fiberglass boats which get their hulls scrubbed and washed to remove slime growth. It's very unusual to see any fiberglass hulls that have been bottom painted. Almost all are the original gel-coat that is usually white without any anti-barnicle, copper based bottom paint jobs that are common in salt water. Anyway, besides all this, both Channel Marine & Silver Sands Marine both have first rate paint shops with the real-deal marine paints like Awl Grip & Pettit, and have lots of painting experience.