Paint

DougSteel Boat

Paint —  It’s one of those things you want to get right.  But it’s also apparently one of those things that can cost $100,000 if your boat happens to be in the 40 ton range.

Our criteria.
1)  Good, not pretty.  I could care less about gloss. Durable, is much better than gloss.  Epoxy chalks in the sun and chalking is fine.
2) Basic color selection.  Black, Grey, Yellow, Red and we are good.

Topsides 4200 sq ft
Hull Interior 4200 sq ft
Below the Waterline 1500 sq ft

Everything:  Zinc Primer Amercoat 68 HS, air sprayer 0.07 tip, 1 coat, 3 to 4 mils, 5700 sq ft / 550 * 1.2 = 12 gallons

Hull: Coal Tar Amercoat 78 HB, 2 coats, roller, 8 mil, no thinner, 3000 sq ft * 2 / 78 * 1.2 = 95 gallons

Everything Else: Amercoat 385, 2 or 3 coats, roller, No induction over 70, 3 hour pot @ 70,  4200 / 218 * 1.2 = 23 gallons: 20 gallons Grey, 2 gallons Red, 1 gallon Yellow.