It's time to do something about the bottom pain on my Campion 542. The paint has started peeling off and I don't like the looks of it. My boat isn't moored and is sitting on the trailer for most time. A couple of trips to the islands in the summer and that's only for a few days at a time when I moor the boat.
I think I'm going to consider one of the two options below:
1- Strip the bottom paint off, polish the gel coat and get it back to the original shape (my preferred option!)
2- Put a fresh coat of bottom paint
Which option sounds more feasible and if I decide to do option 1, do I need to hire someone to professionally restore the gel coat for me? I haven't done this work before but am pretty good at DIY stuff on my boat in general. Any advice would be appreciated.
![upload_2019-1-28_15-8-26.png upload_2019-1-28_15-8-26.png](https://sportfishingbc.com/data/attachments/42/42974-3491cb74a85d93015a8e68a3e326f508.jpg)
![upload_2019-1-28_15-8-59.png upload_2019-1-28_15-8-59.png](https://sportfishingbc.com/data/attachments/42/42975-39632a0c5e7002f0f24b4f859bee1470.jpg)
![upload_2019-1-28_15-9-58.png upload_2019-1-28_15-9-58.png](https://sportfishingbc.com/data/attachments/42/42976-c94746e3bbe5499bfad127654ed9876d.jpg)
I think I'm going to consider one of the two options below:
1- Strip the bottom paint off, polish the gel coat and get it back to the original shape (my preferred option!)
2- Put a fresh coat of bottom paint
Which option sounds more feasible and if I decide to do option 1, do I need to hire someone to professionally restore the gel coat for me? I haven't done this work before but am pretty good at DIY stuff on my boat in general. Any advice would be appreciated.
![upload_2019-1-28_15-8-26.png upload_2019-1-28_15-8-26.png](https://sportfishingbc.com/data/attachments/42/42974-3491cb74a85d93015a8e68a3e326f508.jpg)
![upload_2019-1-28_15-8-59.png upload_2019-1-28_15-8-59.png](https://sportfishingbc.com/data/attachments/42/42975-39632a0c5e7002f0f24b4f859bee1470.jpg)
![upload_2019-1-28_15-9-58.png upload_2019-1-28_15-9-58.png](https://sportfishingbc.com/data/attachments/42/42976-c94746e3bbe5499bfad127654ed9876d.jpg)