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Color Coated

Four years later, Interlux and Epifanes make the cut.


In 2002, we painted a 13-foot Boston Whaler with 39 paints, creating a ‘bracelet’ of colored squares around the outside of the hull. Four and a half years later, four paints still look great: Interlux Toplac, Interlux Interthane Plus, Epifanes Mono-Urethane, and Epifanes Poly-Urethane.
Practical Sailor readers who have been with us a few years may remember a topside paint test first reported in the February 2002 issue. We published an update in the January 2004 issue (we actually called it a finale back then, but thought one last look would offer some beneficial information). This is our final look at these paints, really. Since the test started, several new topside paint formulas have been introduced and we will begin testing these soon. …

 
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