There are different types of Marine Paint. On one hand we have your things. These pains have good color retention and glass and have an estimated life of five to seven years Maybe somewhat Less in the son of Florida. A good example of this paint is all craft 2000 by International paints. Linear polyurethane have Superior glass even on dark colors. Life expectancy is 7 to 10 years depending on the color and environmental conditions. An example of an lpu Marine Paint is awlgrip by International paints. There are some other types of paints. Dupont is an example of a acrylic polyurethane paint. As for the repairs and touch-ups that necessarily arise during the paint life living your polyurethane is the most difficult paint to touch up, specifically and darker colors. Awlgrip is very difficult to repair as the touch up leaves Edge marks all around that are difficult to blend. Most repairs are performed in urethane based paint is awlcraft 2000 with a match the color. Then the touch-up is Blended by polishing the edge of the repair until the repair is unnoticeable .