A Seaworthy Solution

The U.S. Coast Guard has taken a big step in reducing maintenance costs by minimizing the time spent on ship bottom refurbishing, thanks to an innovative, high performance antifouling paint made by E Paint Company, East Falmouth, MA.

E Paint SN-1 coating provides Coast Guard vessels with good control over a wide array of common soft and hard fouling species. Vessels coated with E Paint SN-1 solventborne antifouling paint can operate for up to two years before they must be hauled, pressure-washed and repainted. This is longer than is possible with virtually all approved non-metallic biocide antifouling paints. Extending the interval between maintenance significantly reduces vessel downtime. Equally impressive, despite its efficacy, E Paint SN-1 coating is "environmentally-responsible" to aquatic species-it has produced no harmful effects on the growth, development and reproduction of non-targeted marine organisms.

This excellent balance of efficacy and minimal threat to the environment is achieved by a dual-action biocidal system that combines E Paint's patented photoactive technology and an innovative booster biocide