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Paint made with toxic metals can keep boats clean, but unfortunately, it also pollutes the water.
Harmful levels of dissolved copper have been detected in boat basins in San Diego and Newport Bays. Oceanside Harbor and Marina Del Rey also have elevated levels of dissolved copper.
"It's just a matter of time before the Feds ban it like they did tin," he said during a recent visit. "It" is copper-based boat bottom paints. California water quality regulators are creating thresholds called TMDLs or "total maximum daily loads" for copper that the boating community in crowded harbors like those in Shelter Island, Newport Bay and Marina Del Rey will be required to meet in coming years.
Senate Bill 315 which was passed by the Legislature in 2001. The Bill mandated a study to identify incentives for boaters to use nontoxic alternatives to metal-based antifouling hull coatings. The Legislation also established the San Diego Advisory Committee for Environmentally Superior Antifouling Paints.
Copper versus a non-toxic paint like epoxy the boat needs to be stripped of the old copper paint before the non-toxic paint can be applied. This is generally the case because stripping costs tend to be much larger than the painting costs (e.g.,
Because of costs for stripping old paint and given boat repair yard capacity,
it would take at least seven years and $20 million to convert all San Diego Bay boats to nontoxic paint.The owner of a powerboat that has had an environmentally friendly epoxy coating for more than three years cut hull-cleaning costs by using an Armoredhull Boat Shield.
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Old-fashioned Concoctions
Meanwhile, there are always those special kinds of boaters who ignore the latest formulas in favor of old-fashioned concoctions they believe will keep hulls barnacle-free. For example, despite field tests to the contrary, a few diehards still slather diaper-rash creams like Desitin on the bottoms of their skiffs, because the ointment is loaded with zinc oxide. Other home-brew advocates use Vaseline, or they add cayenne pepper, chili powder or dried red-pepper flakes to their paint. Jim Seidel, assistant marketing manager at Interlux, says the industry has experimented with spices and other organic ingredients, all with negligible results. Interlux also tested antifouling paints blended with jalapeno or habanera peppers. “The pepper blistered the guy’s fingers in the lab when he touched it, but we didn’t see a whole lot of difference in the paint.”
> You can keep you 30 foot boat on $10,000 Hydro Hoist or Similar and have it 7 feet out of the water.
> You can keep it on an expensive Airdock that when it looses air your boat falls in the water sideways.
> You can keep you boat on the trailer unless you don't have a BIG truck and a place to store it.
> You can save money by cleaning it your self. Got Diving gear?
> You can sell your boat and buy a Helicopter - they are easier to maintain.
> You can give your boat to me, I'll take it and keep it in MY Armoredhull Boat Shield .
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