A Lick of Paint Page 2

Invest in a professional paint job for a big payoff.When it comes to cost versus benefit, nothing beats a paint job. Investing in a fresh coat on your hull will not only make your boat look new again, but will also add to her resale value. Today, at least in the yachting world, paint means two-part linear polyurethane (LP). If your

By Mike Smith

December 1, 2006

Some yards charge by the square foot, but Pilots Point bases its estimates on a cost of $225 per foot of LOA, or $10,350 to paint your sad-looking, 46-foot Bertram. That’s just for the hull; decks cost more, often two or three times as much. Why? The hardware has to be removed and then reinstalled, and there’s painstaking dewaxing and masking required.

But who said yacht ownership was gonna be cheap? And if you invest in a professional paint job, your present yacht will look so great you’ll stop thinking about buying a new one. Maybe it’ll actually save you money.

Awlgrip
(888) 355-3090

Dupont Imron
(800) GET-DUPONT

International Paint Company (Awlgrip)
(908) 686-1300

Pettit
(800) 221-4466

Sterling
(800) 659-4455

This article originally appeared in the December 2006 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.