SanFran 12 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Marine life has a new ally: Dutch inventor Rik Breur created an environmentally friendly material that prevents the growth of algae, barnacles and mussels on boat hulls. http://bit.ly/2JpUO74 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SanFran 12 Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 Sounds great, but... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SanFran 12 Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 Scroll down till you come to the particular inventor, Rik Breur Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ex Machina 365 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 It’s a step in the right direction at the least Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 It's been available for a couple of years now. They won their first award back in 2014. You need to look at the Brand name it is sold under.https://www.micanti.com/It is a self adhesive film that is applied like a wrap. But I have no idea of cost. Plus it has a life span which is a little hard to predict, but ruffly 5yrs. Then it has to be removed and new applied. While it does not contain toxins re the Antifouling, the issues to consider is disposal of the plastic protective film it comes with, the disposal of the actual film after 5yrs or so and the possibility of film coming off into the Ocean as it gets close to removal time.It also targets Shell Fish only. Not weed or slime. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winter 42 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 I know a guy who just stripped all the micanti off his boat.. he didn't have many nice things to say about it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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