Selecting the right anti-fouling bottom paint will increase ­efficiency throughout your season and keep your overall maintenance costs down as well. Looking at the big picture, you should consider ...

Hundreds of years ago, sailors realized the benefits of using copper to reduce marine growth on wooden ship hulls. Before copper, hulls fouled rapidly, reducing speed and inviting marine worms to ...

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This week, I had a chance to catch up with my good friend Harvey Wills. Wills and his wife, Patty, along with his son, Whitney, run Western Marine Marketing, which represents everything marine-related ...

Dante Grover stands in the boatyard of Al Grovers High and Dry Marina in Freeport on Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Al Grovers High and Dry Marina stopped using copper-laced paint on the bottom of its boats ...

Sprucing up your aluminum boat with a fresh coat of paint is a great way of personalizing your boat, but paint is also important for protecting your boat. The right paint can prevent corrosion and UV ...