Boat Maintenance Archives

Over 70% of catastrophic coating failures on aluminum vessels aren't caused by impact or abrasion, but by galvanic corrosion initiated…

The industry standard of reapplying ablative bottom paint every 24 months is no longer a maintenance necessity; for the modern…

Selecting the right coating for an aluminum hull is a high-stakes decision, where a single miscalculation can initiate catastrophic galvanic...

The premature failure of coatings on aluminum hulls—manifesting as peeling, blistering, and flaking—is not a random occurrence but a predictable...

The annual haul-out has become a familiar, if unwelcome, ritual for vessel owners-a costly and labor-intensive cycle of scraping, sanding,…