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Bottom Paint Checkup 2015
What We TestedThis report focuses on the effectiveness of 55 different paints after 18 months of immersion. Represented manufacturers include Blue Water Paints, Interlux,...
A Fast Bottom Paint Finish
In the quest for speed, sailors endlessly debate sail trim, the best cloth, the hottest cut, and which folding prop will do everything. In...
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...
Bottom Paint Tests 2009 Spring Update
Over the years, Practical Sailor has tracked the evolution in marine antifouling paints. Shaped by government regulations, environmental concerns, and industry innovations, the shift...
Best Boat Bottom Paint 2017
The list of contradictions that define our sailing affliction is long. We need an anchor that buries deep but can be freed at a...
Bottom Paint Checkup 2014
ConclusionMost of the conventional hard and ablative paints in this comparison are virtually the same blends weve been testing for years. At 12 months,...
Bottom Paint Test Updates
Sure, grading antifouling paint panels probably doesn't qualify for the television show "Dirty Jobs," but after 20-plus years of counting barnacles, ones mind does...
Marine Maintenance: Bottom Paint Test Results
Practical Sailor keeps a close watch on antifouling paints with good reason: Bottom jobs are among the most expensive regular maintenance projects that a...
The Bottom Paint Report
Indicative of the tangled web sailors enter when trying to select an anti-fouling paint, this year’s Practical Sailor anti-fouling paint test featured a huge...
Bottom Paint Test: Practical Sailor Takes a Close Look at The Long-Term Performance of...
Results from years of Practical Sailor bottom paint testing prove that nearly all existing antifouling paints provide exceptional protection against hard growth. The devil...
