A wooden boat that remains in the water all year is going to need antifoul bottom paint.
Copper bottom paint for wood boats.
Pettit 1933 copper bronze is a general purpose antifouling bottom paint for boaters looking for aggressive bottom protection in an easy to apply attractive finish.
Most fouling organisms survive in specific environments salt water organisms will die off in fresh water or in the air so a boat which regularly moves from one to the.
The second phase banned the sale of copper based antifouling paints for recreational boats and prohibited the application of copper based paints to boats beginning january 1 2020.
With up to 30 years protection there is a reduced need for regular cleaning and equipment remaining in service longer transforming the global commercial antifoul industry.
If you prefer the look of red blue green or black bottom paint the coppercoat patina may not appeal.
Coppercoat commercial gives large vessel and plant operators huge time and cost savings for all of their equipment subjected to the harshest environments.
However one which is regularly kept ashore won t need the same kind of protection.
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This bottom paint is specifically manufactured with copper free copolymer ablative antifouling paint that is intended to guarantee high caliber one season shield against weeds slime and barnacles on wood fiberglass and aluminum vessels underneath the waterline.
Choosing a bottom paint for your boat is dependent on the ways in which you use and store your vessel.
Copper bronze is a hard modified epoxy finish formulated to resist algae barnacles grass zebra mussels and other marine growth.
Pettit 1933 copper bronze antifouling bottom paint.
The upsides to coppercoat are many.
The legislation approved in 2011 banned the sale and use of copper antifouling paint that contains more than 0 5 percent copper.
The first phase of the ban was set to go into effect january 1 2018 and stipulated new recreational boats up to 65 feet may not be sold with copper based antifouling paints.
Properly applied it can last for ten seasons or more.
After a washdown coppercoat dries to a mottled verdigris green much like a copper sheathed wooden ship bottom or the statue of liberty.