John

After one experience, if I kept my boat in Salt water I would use the coppertone anti-fouling paint. But in fresh water I would not. Although my Grandfather had put it on his 17' Lyman it did make that boat look sharp. My boat had submarine Red Lead on the bottom, it was horrible to take off. but the weight of that paint was too much. But with a sander I got it off and I mixed up various cans of Automobile white paint, and sprayed the bottom of the boat. That was about 1990. I have not had to paint the boats hull again, and it looks good, for a boat that 90% of the time was in the lake and never spent a night in the ocean. And I am not going to paint it this year either.

I take a sponge while I am swimming and wipe down what I can reach about every month or so. Simple.