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    The Bottom Line

    Dec 17, 2019 2 minutes
    —Phil Friedman

    The key trade-offs in selecting an antifouling coating for your boat’s bottom involve effectiveness, durability and longevity, all measured against cost in time, labor and dollars.

    For example, if you haul and lay up your boat at the end of the season for, say, six to eight months, then you may find that the most effective antifouling paint is also the least

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