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frog0911
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Initially Posted - 05/09/2005 :  21:02:13  Show Profile
Just read an article in the Southwinds magazine, while awaiting birth of new Grandaughter. The article is titled, "New Hull Coating for Boats Could be a Once-a-Lifetime Application". It basiclly says, no more hauling, no more regular bottom cleaning and is environmentally-friendly. I was developed by the University of Florida who studied shark scales to help develop the new product under grants from the Navy. The new coating is called Gator Sharkcote and is presently being tested by the Navy on some of it's ships. The article also says, "if sucessful, it should be available to recreational boaters before long." More info can be found on this site. www.mse.ufl.edu/~abrennan/surfaces.htm If this is true just think how many boat units could be used for other things rather than haulout and bottom paint yearly.
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Dave Bristle
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I just read something somewhere (???) about a new teflon-like coating that marine life couldn't cling to--they might momentarily, but when the boat moves, they wash off. I suspect it won't be long... The environment will be the better for not having quantities of ablative copper, tin, and herbicides blowing into the air and washing into the water around marinas. But you'll probably always have to maintain the coating to some extent.
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