Hull paint flaking off, repaint or remove?

[admirial_deluxe]

I just purchased a 56 Lone Star Admiral Deluxe. It's got a good thick, heavy paint job on it, but there are some bare spots on the hull where the paint has flaked off. The two attached pictures are a side picture of the paint job in general, and a poor quality shot of the underside where it's coming off. From what I've read here, paint on an aluminum boat is only aesthetic and is not doing anything to protect boat. The boat will live in fresh water during the summer.

My main concern is the paint flaking off and getting in the lake. Definitely don't want that to happen.

It seems there's two options: remove the paint to the waterline or somehow encapsulate the flaking painter.

Removing the paint is pretty straightforward. What substance do people recommend to do that with?

If I go to the encapsulate option, does it makes sense to simply repaint it, or put some sort of epoxy, etc., over it?

i'm new to this so thank you for any advice you have.

 

[airshot]

How energetic are you ?? Removing and repainting is a long hard process....

 

[admirial_deluxe]

How energetic are you ?? Removing and repainting is a long hard process....

Not very lol

But if that's the right way to go then its the right way to go.

 

[airshot]

Not very lol

But if that's the right way to go then its the right way to go.

Right way for whom ?? Are you going to clean and polish the boat after every use ? Will you be showing this boat ? My belief is....putting lots of extra work into a boat that will just be used to fish out if on ocassion ?? But if turning it into a show piece....then well worth the effort ! All depends on what will be done with it when finnished...

 

[admirial_deluxe]

Right way for whom ?? Are you going to clean and polish the boat after every use ? Will you be showing this boat ? My belief is....putting lots of extra work into a boat that will just be used to fish out if on ocassion ?? But if turning it into a show piece....then well worth the effort ! All depends on what will be done with it when finnished...

Your point is taken.

The "right way" to keep paint from ending up in our pristine lake. The actual question is Can the existing flaking paint be encapsulated effectively to prevent it from coming off or is it a losing battle for a boat that will live in the water.