I also wasn't concerned with extra weight and painted my hulls with Interlux brightsides. You can buy it by the quart in lots of colors at any boat store. I used a roller an brush and the finish is smooth, like glass. I used 2 quarts, thined by 10% as per interlux specifications (just doing the bottoms fo both hulls, not the tops). Going into my second season with them painted with no color fading and only a little bit of wear on the bottoms from beaching. Hope this helps, andrew