water line on a f25

Posted by Mark (mtq69@…>)

Cleaning the bottom of my f25, I noticed the original water line was
painted over. The original line was approx. 3" wide, ran at the sink
drain level around the hull then up under the hull at the rudder.
Does anyone know why someone would paint over this? I just bought the
boat and have never seen it sitting in the water. I am thinking about
repainting the original line, and bottom painting from there down. Is
that a good idea?