Over the last few days I had spent a lot of time applying epoxy and sanding lift strakes. From there, I was able to paint the boat after cleaning off and drying the hull w/ soap water. I ended up making multiple runs to home depot for paint and primer. The first one I got was an acrylic primer but I found out I am supposed to use 100% latex primer and paint for the boat. I'm using exterior household paint since numerous people have said that it works very well for boats that don't sit in the water 24/7. The key is that the latex paint doesn't have any of the anti-fouling agents (i.e. poisons) in the paint to prevent marine growth. However, the paint should be more than durable enough and has the benefit of being very easy to apply for touch up purposes. Lastly, it's about 1/8th the cost of boat paint... so that's a major plus too. I won't be working on the boat for another week or so since I'm traveling. When I get back, it will be time to turn it over to start working on the cabin and decking.