Epoxy Coating - fresh water use

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I have a new small'ish trailer sailer on Windermere which will be on the water for only 7 months of the year. I have already asked a general forum question about antifouling for use on freshwater of which I received some very helpfull advice, however I am fast coming to the conclusion that I should have considered Epoxy coating the underside of the hull prior to launching to give the boat a bit more protection against osmosis (particularly as it is for use in freshwater) and then applied antifouling on top of that. I am finding it difficult to actually get anyone to suggest that this would be my best course of action, or agree that I should just leave the hull alone. I spoke to the technical guy at the Jeanneau dealer Sea Ventures, who did mention that Jeanneau yachts don't appear to suffer too much from gelcoat problems and was not really convinced it was necessary. I plan to store the boat under cover in the winter which would give the hull chance to dry out, and perhaps I should consider the Epoxy coating for next years season.
Does anyone have any advice or suggestions perhaps from their own experience?

 

[Gaffer]

Being as it is now June and you want to get out and use your new boat, leave any epoxying untill the end of the seson.
A proper epoxy job can be done properly early next year having had the winter out of the water and under cover.
Although an epoxy job may not be totally neccessary, next year would be the best time to do it, and should you come to sell the boat sometime in the future, then the epoxy will assist the sale.
With a trailer sailer there are repeated launchings and slippings when there is more likelyhood of damaging or scratching the hull, you can guarantee that one time you will be just at the point of getting the boat positioned on the trailer when the wash from a passing boat arrives, and a few coats of epoxy will protect the hull from any unfortunate scratches.