And an epoxy coat would not be good idea on the topsides, right, because Epoxy is not UV-resistant? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Honshells" <chonshell@ia4u.net> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 12:57 PM Subject: New Old M-17 I'm in the same "boat", but have pretty much decided I don't care how my Monty looks on her trailer, I'm more interested in how she looks in the water (as I have no immediate plans to sell) . . . However, I may eventually repaint the whole boat, and I like the idea of the Epoxy coat . . . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Yake" <leyake@juno.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 1:06 AM Subject: New Old M-17 Hi Bill, I used Peel Away to strip the bottom paint off Tullamore 2 years ago. It was a messy job, but it worked and didn't kick a lot of toxic dust particles into the air like sanding can. Peel Away won't damage the gel-coat, but it won't end up clean and shiny either. 25 years of wear and tear and stain from the bottom paint will leave it pretty ugly. I repainted the bottom with VC High Performace Epoxy (Tullamore lives on a trailer, too) and have been very happy with it. Larry On Sat, 3 Apr 2004 20:25:27 -0800 William Sylvester <wmcsyl1@cox.net> writes: We are about done restoring our 1978 M-17 except for the patchy blue anti-fouling paint that tightly clings to parts of her bottom. I was planning on using "Peel Away" to get rid of the offending paint and have the boat go without bottom paint. I have been advised that using any paint remover might seriously damage the gel coat, especially one as old as mine. If I can't remove the old paint, I want to paint over it. I don't need an anti-fouling paint as my boat will be on the trailer. Do you have any suggestions? Bill