Paints
Anti-Mildew Weapons
Can bottom paints fight interior mold and mildew?
I was wondering whether you might have any comments on using bottom paint on the boat’s interior to help fight mold and mildew. Many bottom paints are ineffective out of the water, but I was wondering whether some of the new eco-friendly paints might prove to be a new weapon in the fight to work less and play more.
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Mailport: June 2013
Subscribers Only — How thick is too thick for the buildup of old layers of bottom paint? This question arises because I have just... -
Indoor Sailboat Refinishing
— I am restoring old fiberglass sailing club boats (Rhodes 19s) in a confined, heated space in winter, and I need to... -
Practical Sailor’s Semi-annual Bottom Paint Test Checkup
Subscribers Only — In this article, our semi-annual report on antifouling paints for sailboats, testers rate two sets of paint... -
Topside-Paint Endurance Test 3-Year Checkup
Subscribers Only — Our topside-paint test panels have endured three full years of 24/7 exposure to the elements. Testers have regularly... -
Practical Sailor Tests Reveal Best Bottom Paints
Subscribers Only — Practical Sailor is simultaneously field-testing three sets of ablative and hard bottom paints in the high-fouling... -
First Look at New Eco Paints and ‘Hard’ Ablatives
Subscribers Only — In late 2011, Practical Sailor launched a test that focused exclusively on new antifouling paints that had been... -
A Copper Alternative?
Subscribers Only — Prompted by several reader queries and our own curiosity, Practical Sailor recently launched a test of an electronic... -
Antifouling for Aluminum Boats
Subscribers Only — When Achim and Erica Ginsberg-Klemmt upgraded to an aluminum sloop, they had to confront one of aluminum’s major... -
Bottom Paint Test Checkup
Subscribers Only — When we last reported on bottom paint, several manufacturers were introducing new copper-free paints in response to... -
Clean Bottom, Fast Bottom
— Determining how much faster a boat can sail with one paint versus another would be difficult as the prep and...
