Nearly 10,000 boats bob on the calm waters of picturesque Newport Bay. But underneath the surface, 50,000 pounds of copper seep from their hulls into the bay waters each year, slowly killing marine… ...

Keep algae, animals or plants off your hull with the proper bottom paint. Courtesy Akzonobel So you’re looking to protect your boat’s bottom from biological growth, known as fouling. (We’d have to ...

Every boat owner recognizes the dilemma: environmentally friendly paint or effective paint. Researchers have now found a way of reconciling these two almost unattainable aims. By using smart ...

Ever noticed strange buildup on the bottom of a ship and wondered what it is? That stuff clinging to the hull is called biofouling—a collection of marine organisms like barnacles, algae, mussels ...

A bill banning copper-based boat paint is moving through the California state legislature.

If you've spent much time around ships, you might have noticed they're often painted red just below the water line. What's the reasoning behind this?

MACSEA Measures Hull Paint Performance Hull fouling causes drag-related speed loss and increased fuel consumption when more power is delivered in order to maintain ship schedules.

Marine Paint is Sweden's largest combined research programme in the area of marine fouling and environmentally sound hull paints.

Bottom paint can be a complicated decision for a racer, but the best choice depends on where and how competitively you race. From our January/February 2007 issue.