BBQ paint for the pipe. Did mine the first time in 2000, has been touched up twice since. The last time about 6 years ago.

I used to live a block and a half off the Gulf of Mexico in Long Beach Mississippi. The ONLY paints that could take the salt air were Detron, Delthane, Imron and Bright Side (yacht paint). Rustoleum tended to turn into "Crustoleum" pretty quickly. Lacquer was about as useful as water, would never cure in the humidity.

I've painted a lot of stuff in marine environments. If you can't spring for high end urethanes, get boat or pier spec paints. Can't swing those, get tractor paint. Push come to shove, the soy based stuff from the big rig shop holds up okay.

Nice scoot. And keep the hair, cut mine in 2011 for Locks of Love after my brother in law died and still only have an 11" pony tail. Which I guess is okay considering I had it cut to SS officer specs...