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Cost, Convenience, Availability. These three factors drive many of my boat decisions.
Will the paint be cheaper in Mexico. Maybe. Lots of folks from San Diego used to take their boats to Ensinada to bottom jobs.
Convenience. Probably easier to do it in a yard near you and have it done. Stopping in the middle of a cruise to do a bottom job may not be fun.
Availability. Availability in Mexico can be spotty.
I would do it before I started the trip and have it out of the way.
The type of bottom paint is up for discussion. We use an ablative paint and think that it is best for sailboats. There are lots of proponents for either type hard or ablative.
George
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