[Rhodes22-list] Barrier Coat or Not?

[Allyn Baskerville]

I have a 2001 Rhodes, and the bottom is mostly sanded at this point. I'll hoist it up this weekend to finish the area I can't reach due to the trailer. I've never done a bottom job before, but someone had mentioned that it might be useful to use a barrier coat if I intend on leaving it in the water year around. Given how mild some winters are in Oklahoma, especially like this one, I'd probably only pull it a few times a year to keep the bottom clean of moss and zebra mussels and put it right back in the water to sail it year around. Would it be worth the time and expense to use the barrier coat? Thanks

Happy New Year.
Allyn