Friend of mine did the same, the only downside is that when you damage the hull it is a real pain to repair the wrapping.
Not when you own the equipment and can just print a patch whenever you feel like it
But, in all seriousness I agree...It's not as durable as paint or gelcoat. You make a tradeoff but you do get considerable benefits:
1) the graphic possibilities are almost endless
2) It is easily repairable (provided you can acquire patches easily)
3) hull prep and installation can be done in less than a day (try that with any other finish) and
4) it's completely removable.
I could probably apply this whole boat again in three hours with an extra pair of hands - and that includes a coat of wax. I think I probably had 60 man hours in it when I regelcoated 50% of this boat two years ago...so if I have to redo this graphic in a year and a half, I'm still waaay ahead. I'm also going to stop using my trailerable hull covers so it's saving me packing time.
