The plan is to keep the boat in the water for the season, however the workshops around me are saying that due to workload the wait for the bottom paint (epoxy + antifouling) job is nearly 8 weeks. The water is still cold so without bottompaint Im not really afraid of the marine growth, but the the question is for how long does the hull needs to dry out before the epoxy can be applied? I imagine due to porous nature of the gelcoat there will be moisture in the hull glassfibre and epoxy being a waterproof barrier would trap the moisture causing problems? It is a new boat, bottom as it comes from the factory.