A greener solution to antifoul paint
Copper compounds are applied to the hull to prevent organisms
from settling and adhering to submerged components. However, the poisons within these can leach dangerously into the water. While the environmental impacts of such a practice may seem worrying now, prior formulations were even more damaging.
Ever since the Roman days, boat owners have tried numerous systems to prevent sea growth from building up on the hulls of their vessels. Modern antifouling paint is credited to the Bonnington Chemical Works when they began marketing copper sulphide anti-fouling paint around 1850. Other widely used anti-fouling paints were developed in the late 19th century, with some 213 anti-fouling patents being recorded by 1872.
FAB Dock is an inflatable dry dock system that can safely keep your boat clean and dry when not in use. With your pride and joy sitting pretty inside your FAB Dock, antifoul paints are redundant, as those pesky barnacles aren’t afforded the chance to cling to the hull.
