The Bottom Line: Boat Bottom Paint
May 23, 2025
Choosing the right antifouling paint has a lot to do with how often you use your vessel.
Choosing the right antifouling paint has a lot to do with how often you use your vessel.
Understanding the basics of antifouling paint can go a long way in protecting your investment while delivering long-term service.
The uncelebrated arthropod may yet have its day in the sun.
A trawler owner recently contacted us to schedule a routine haul-out and bottom-paint job. He told us that he had some concerns about past discoloration of
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released what the National Marine Manufacturers Association said is an important testing method that could benefit boaters and marinas faced
There are many reasons for Gizmo’s late launch last week — travel, getting old, boatyard miscommunications, etc. — but perhaps the most interesting one is what it took to properly retest Pettit Hydrocoat Eco bottom paint.
The three-stateroom, semidisplacement model has a range of power options and a low air draft.
A solar-power system on our classic trawler lets us spend time moored or anchored with more than enough juice to meet our energy needs.
America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association has been helping boaters complete the ultimate voyage for a quarter century.
The steel-hull Nightfall, designed by William Garden, connects generations of this family through a love of cruising.
Larry Graf, the founder, designer and lead engineer of Aspen Power Catamarans, talks about Aspen’s proa hull designs and adventure cruising on his own creations from the Arctic to the Sea of Cortez.
With her vertical bow, reverse raked windshield and indoor-outdoor living space, the Galeon 430 EXP defies categorization.
It is called a razor because it shaves away unnecessary complexities, providing a simple solution to complicated questions.
Remembering Lifelong Marine Journalist Chris Caswell
A Master of Quiet Cruising
This imposing 55-footer is a comfortable, well-appointed coastal cruiser primed to take on more ambitious journeys.
