: Marc,
Another couple of reasons NOT to use bottom paint- it's pretty toxic stuff, generally designed to slowly release toxic material to prevent growth of algae, etc. Also, it tends to be extremely heavy paint. I've used topside paints on my kayaks... no problems. Enjoy the process!
Steve

: I agree with the salesperson at the store. Bottomside paint is for something
: that is going to be staying in the water. I used a topside paint, Interlux
: Brightsides over their two part epoxy primer, when I painted my kayak. It
: has worked OK for me, though now after almost a year of frequent use there
: are bunches of scratches on the hull where the white primer is showing
: through.

: -John D.