bottoms

Rascal is a 23 year old Ericson 28+ which I have owned since day 1. I have raced and cruised her. I am now sailing the brackish waters of the tidal Potomac and Chesapeake and I've experienced the usual little barnacles and slime growing on the bottom. The gelcoat has developed some blisters...

I've been looking at E-35-2s. Some have had epoxy bottom jobs, and some have not. My question is really pretty simple: How long does an epoxy bottom job last? Is it something that will have to be re-done every 5 or 10 years, or is it a more-or-less permanent solution to the blistering...