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My C250 has now been in the water for a month. I did not replace the bottom paint, and I am glad I did not. I probably would have used ablative paint, and it would be gone by now.
The rudder was cracked by the marina a year ago and replaced at that time. The marina put ablative paint on the rudder (unlike the epoxy on the rest of the boat's bottom), and it looked in good shape before we put it in the water a month ago. However, after sitting in the Delaware currents the paint is gone in spots. The fore/aft edges are completely bare, and the paint along the water line was quickly scraped away by small pieces of drift wood. If I had done the whole boat with ablative, the waterline would be a total mess right now, and other parts of the boat would be almost bare.
The old epoxy paint is holding up OK. A little discoloration along the waterline, but otherwise everything looks pretty good. The floating docks do not get much growth on them, and they're submerged year-round. Looks like the Delaware current sweeps things clean pretty well.
I'll fully redo the bottom next off-season, but I'm definitely using hard paint.
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1998 Catalina 250WK "Take Five" (at Anchorage Marina, Essington, on the Delaware River)
1991 15' Trophy (Lake Wallenpaupack)
1985 14' Phantom (Lake Wallenpaupack)
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