New Gear

Smart Fouling boat scrubber

Forthcoming legislation, if not in the UK then elsewhere in Europe, is already having an effect on the development of antifoulings that are less dependent on toxic ingredients and in some cases don’t require the use of toxins at all.

But hull coatings are not the only area of development in this sphere. There are also many companies working on equipment to clean the bottom of a boat without it needing to be hauled out in a boat yard. Many readers on the south coast of the UK may have used, or at least seen, one of the SeaLift docks in Gosport. They’re a neat idea and I’ve used them several times