No bottom paint, how long?

[cdavisdb]

I'm dreaming of a long trip in the Seafari, like out to Rum Cay, San Salvadore, Crooked, Acklins, Samana, you get the drift. One of the several challenges with such a trip is bottom paint. I ain't got any and would prefer to keep it that way. The trip would have to be long, 30-40 days, and I've never had the boat in the water more than 12 days. In clear Bahama water, that length of time was fine, no growth at all, but it comes fast when it starts.

Anybody had their boat in the Bahamas with no bottom paint for longer than 12 days? How long? Could I get by with only painting the drive? Teflon coatings? Other ideas?

Connor