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Bottom paint is supposed to come off. The idea is that the growth on the hull  is not actually slowed down ,but minuscule layers of the bottom paint come off together with the growth that gets onto the bottom. The end result is a clean bottom ,but the paint has to be replenished every so often. If your boat is kept on a trailer year round the process will be much slower and you will not have to repaint as often.

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You would need to sand then clean with acetone but most bottom paints are designed for boats that are left in the water all year so there is really no point to bottom paint due to there is a type of living enzyme in it to fight algae and that stops working when the boat is left out of the water . 

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When I got the boat the previous owner left it the water I leave it in the water for a mouth I don't know what kind of paint is on there. Can I put paint for towed boats on top of whats there?

Thanks

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