My boat is stored in a wet slip for seven months of the year. It’s on a creek that drains farmland and suburban lawns at one and open to a salty, coastal bay on the other. These elements set the stage ...
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has reduced maintenance costs by minimizing the time spent on ship bottom refurbishing, with the help of E Paint Company of East Falmouth, Mass. E Paint SN-1 ...
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Why ships are painted red below the waterline, antifouling chemistry, hull drag, and fuel efficiency
That red band below the waterline is usually antifouling paint, designed to stop barnacles, worms, and weed from colonizing the hull and adding drag. This breaks down the old copper sheathing approach ...
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