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How to choose the right bottom paint, depending on your old paint, the law of the land, length of your season, your location, price, and contact-leaching -v- ablative preference. 3 pages with 6 tips on how to make the paint stay on.
[Cruising World, April 2002]
Update on what anti-barnacle surfaces are legal and the search for non-copper paints that work. 3 pages.
[Sail Magazine, May 2002]
The factors that can cause premature failure of antifouling paints with some sample diagnoses and recommendations for prevention.
[Pettit Marine Paints, USA]
The world is dragging its feet on abandoning toxic bottom paints, but it won′t be long before you will have some new choices, including selective biocides, natural antifuoulants, copper barrier coats, and others. 5 pages with photos.
[Blue Water Sailing, March 2004]
An engaging editorial on the lack of environmental-friendly bottom paint, despite 30 years of effort, and what we as cruisers can do about it.
[SailNet, 23 June 2003]
Brief grab bag of facts and commentary on how to paint your boat′s bottom and bootstripe and what paint and equipment to use. Contains excerpts from hard-to-find bulletin board and newsgroup postings, as well as links to useful sites and vendor pages.
[Bill Dietrich, USA]
Thorough and up-to-date manual for boat painting projects. Covers virtually all parts of the boat and all materials. Filled with tips for painting and choosing paints. Downloadable in English, French or Spanish.
[International Paint Inc., Union, NJ, USA]
How to fabricate boat legs that will hold a keelboat upright when drying out between tides to paint the hull or make repairs below the waterline.
[SailNet, 8 February 2002]
Careening your boat is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to inspect and even paint the bottom. How to find the right place and stay out of trouble with the tide.
[SailNet, 29 July 2002]
How to both remove growth and sand your boat′s bottom in one operation, using natural materials.
[landlpardey.com, January 2000]
Nothing′s so pretty as a woman with windblown hair . . . unless it′s a woman with bottom paint in her hair.
Greg Delezynski
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