Hello All, Thanks for everyone's input. After consideration I have decided to follow Gary's advice and go with VC 17. It is a thin antifouling paint recommended for fresh water. Because it is formulated with teflon it should be slippery. It is also said to produce a "hard, super-smooth racing finish." Just the thing for an M-15... I am almost done removing the old bottom paint. I began with 80 grit on my random orbital then switched to 100 grit on the random orbital and am finishing with 100 grit by hand to get into the corners of the lapstrakes and the other areas that my random orbital wouldn't go. I love the looks of lapstrake but it sure is a pain to sand. It is a joy, however, to see the bottom beginning to look so much better -- and smoother. No more old, lumpy, flaky bottom paint. If I had it to do again I would have begun with a scraper. I originally tried this with a bad scraper and then abandoned it. Later I found a better scraper (a pull type) that worked very well. In addition the the cracks that I mentioned in previous posts, I have found a couple of spots where the gel coat has chipped off. So, before painting I will be repairing these. John M-15 Jester