Visual Inspection and Assessments

Now for the boat painting part. The bottom paint was thick (to me). There were sections that flaked off and you could see the hull. It looked like a dalmation and I understood that was normal but it needed to be painted. I read a lot of articles on bottom paint and since I trailer my boat, it was best if the bottom of the hull was smooth.

The bootstripe was a joke. Vinyl 3 inch faded reflective tape that had some bare and broken spots on it. There was ZERO gloss to the entire boat and the topside red paint had turned to burnt orange with brown blotchy streaks through it. I had an estimate to paint the boat: $4,500. We paid under $2000 with the dang trailer included for the boat.

The deck is a molded non-slip and of course if we paint the bottom and topside then we might as well do the deck.