I just painted my H17 hulls about a month ago, I used interlux interthane plus. It is pricey, about $60 a quart. It is a two part paint.



I rolled it using a fine foam roller and it came out great! Very shinney. Not perfectly smooth but very close...like spray with heavy orange peel. I did not need a primer, I rolled it right onto the sanded gelcoat. It is very abrasion resistant but I did use white since the origional gelcoat is white, thatway if it chips it hopefully won't be so noticable. The only thing is I used white, I probably should have used off white.



The key is the prep work...I spent about 3 weeks of evenings preparing what I was painting. every blemish will show so take the time before you paint.



Also, get a good vapor mask.... the stuff really stinks!! ( I think that is what makes it good.. the worse it is the better it holds up)



I hope this helps!





P.S. I used 1 1/2 quarts on my 17, did not paint the boards.