A lot of the Ablative
paints don''t lose effectiveness over the winter (e.g. Interlux Micron CSC ). The other advantage of an ablative
paint is that it doesn''t build up, like a modified hard
epoxy. In 8-10 years you''ll wish you didn''t have to strip it all off. Also look for bottom
paint with "biolux" or other slime blocker if thats bad in your area.
Like was suggested before see what others in your marina use and find effective. What might work well in LI Sound might not work as well where you are.