Paints

Which Bottom Paint for a Watertender?

I have a West Marine Watertender 9.4 with a polyethylene hull (versus polypropylene for the Walker Bays) and am wondering if there is an...

Propeller Paints that Last

A cheap, effective antifouling paint for a propeller is as rare as a good pun. The coating must not only ward off all marine...

Durabak Nonskid Coating Long-term Test Update

In the January 2012 issue, we evaluated the application ease and traction performance of do-it-yourself nonskid options. A few months prior to the report,...

Dustless Sanding

Responsible boatyard work requires dust collection. Whether its toxic bottom paint or ordinary sanding dust, it still makes a mess and can ruin a...

Bottom Paint Checkup 2016

A fairly significant change has taken place in the world of antifouling paint for recreational boaters in the United States. Last year, multi-national chemical...

Respect for the Mighty Barnacle

While gathering data for this months bottom paint report I took comfort in the notion that Im not the first to have barnacles on...

Do-It-Yourself: Seeing Neon Blue

There are simply too many white lights in and around a municipal anchorage. A required white anchor light must have 360-degree visibility. But a...

Do-It-Yourself: Salted Surfaces

While new finishes-paint, epoxy, or varnish-may be beautiful to look at, they are also as slick as can be when a little seawater hits...

Bottom Paint Makeover

Raising WaterlineAnderson studied First Lights bottom carefully and pronounced the paint removal job a success, leaving a light patina to be sanded and smoothed...

Antifouling Paints Abroad

Practical Sailor has been conducting antifouling paint trials for years, but our focus almost exclusively has been on those paints that can be bought...

40-Footer Boat Tours – With Some Big Surprises! | Boat Tour

Join us at the Miami Boat Show as we get on four 40-footers for boat tours! A Beneteau 37.1, Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 410, Dufour...