Boat Painter's Guide
Practical advice on any aspect of painting and maintaining your boat.

You can use the specific links in the table or a .pdf of the full guide is available at the bottom of this page.
Topsides, decks, bilges and cabins
IntroductionHow to paint like a professional
The perfect paint for your projectFeatures, hints and tips
Handy specifications
Caring for your wood
IntroductionHow to paint like a professional
Perfect varnish for your projectFeatures, hints and tips
Handy specifications
Antifouling
IntroductionApplying antifouling
Choose your ideal antifoulingOutdrives, u/water metals, keels
Handy specificationsFeatures, hints and tips
Different types of antifoulingAntifouling compatibility chart
Cetol
Quick Guide
Fibreglass - blister repair and prevention
IntroductionHow to protect against osmosis
How to recognise/treat osmosis
Epoxy resin system - Epiglass®
IntroductionFilling & fairing
Product selectionGluing
SheathingSealing & priming
Yacht line boatcare
Quick Guide
Everything else you need to know
Substrate informationEquipment guidelines
Health and safetyCoverage chart
Download the full guide in .pdf format13/12/2004
The .pdf version of our full printed Boat Painting Guide makes all the information available in a single file.

File size @800K - this may take some time to download depending on the speed of your connection.
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