After 10 years of applying Micron CSC patching and coating on the bottom of Vivaldi, I am in the process of starting from scratch. I have removed everything and applying 5 layers of epoxy Interlux Inter-Protect 2000-2001. My plan is to apply two coats of hard bottom paint Pettit Trinidad over the epoxy for this first application while I am sailing the Atlantic Circuit (Boston-Portugal-Canaries-Caribbean-Boston) this year. Once I am back, I will apply an ablative paint like Interlux Micron 66.
I was wondering if someone has an opinion as far as the right procedure. Hard paint or Ablative?