J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum The Boat, Sails and Equipment Bottom Paint

Ok, so the new boat is on the hard. Totally the wrong season, but some things have to be done now.

I have the yard doing Trinidad SR/PRO on the bottom. It had VC-17, but it was chipping off due to bad undercoat. Am I making a mistake to use a more conventional bottom paint?

In looking at hatches, I have some mixed messages about flanged or not flanged hatches. Any strong feelings about flush deck flanges or inset where it might require some cutting into the fiberglass?

Thanks folks!
Marc Peterson
Portland, OR