Thread: Hey it's that Paint question again.

Hello all.

I'm a new boat builder. Well, I haven't started yet, but I'm no stranger to plywood or fiberglass or styrofoam or DC electrical, and since I'm only aiming at small, one man canoes, kayaks, pontoon chairs and decks, I'm sure I'll be fine. Sound like touristy boats? Yep. Fell into a lakeside storefront near a tourist town and that's all she wrote. Simple, fun, floaty stuff.

Now paint. My boats are rentals. Some types will be banged up by fishers, others, sufficiently abused by children, all will end up in the scrap pile in two years anyways, tops. After a few seasons I'll end up replacing one every week, I'm sure. After sealing and glassing I really don't want to waste time and money on marketing fantasy finishing products; a good, simple, utility coating that provides some color and stays where I put it (for a while) will do fine. Unfortunately, the more I look for something simple the faster it runs away from me. Is there not just a simple, one size fits all, coating? Painting the top, bottom and inside all with the same product (different colors, of course) would be nice. Couldn't I use a more general purpose epoxy enamel or epoxy acrylic for this? Any recommendations?

Thanks.