In Water Storage / Bottom Paint Advice needed.

Posted By: Jbsails
Date: 12/16/11 4:57p.m.

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My restoration of 1985 M15 Hull #331 is just about complete. Sailed "Glory" last weekend and she is everything I expected her to be. I have arranged a small side tie, in water slip at my club so that I can keep her in the water from time to time in order to enjoy real ease of getting to my club and sailing her. I have found that I can slip out of my office mid day and get the sails up 20 minutes later to enjoy an hour or so sail in Mission Bay. I get back and the staff barely knew I was gone...haha. It is unlikely that I would keep her in the water for more than a week at a time or so plus/minus. So...my question is do I need to worry about bottom paint for these short stints of in water storage?? This is the first sailboat that I have had that did not have bottom paint and I do not know how long it takes for the growth to begin... Here is a photo taken today. She is looking pretty cool...