10-12% Increased Fuel Economy with EcoClad Boat Paint
Eco-Clad Enthusiast – Jeff Karstadt Jeff Karstadt, the General Manager of Yacht Boarding Systems, Inc., www.BoardingRamp.com, a manufacturer of portable boat boarding ramps and vessel boarding solutions, had his 42′ Silverton Motor Yacht’s bottom painted with Eco-Clad in June, 2011. We caught up with Jeff at the Miami International Boat Show and this is what he had to say. “I have been very pleased with Eco-Clad. I have seen a 2 MPH speed increase at WOT and about a 10%-12% better fuel economy since I applied Eco-Clad. ...
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Eco-Clad Enthusiast – Mike Martus Mike Martus, a retired U.S Navy Captain had his 50′ Nordhavn painted with Eco-Clad in May of 2011 at Washburn’s Boatyard in Solomons, MD. Our reporter, taking a time out from enjoying blue crabs along the Chesapeake, recently caught up with Mike and his wife Maria as they prepared for another season of cruising. Last summer they cruised the East Coast from the Chesapeake to Southwest Harbor Maine. The boat “Liberty Call,” was hauled out in April of this year and Mike reported...
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Bob McNeely of Marco Island, Florida had his 40ft Formula cruiser painted with blue Eco-Clad® at Walker’s Coon Cay Marina located in Goodland, Florida. Jason Berning, Service Manager at Walker’s reported, “The Eco-Clad® Technical Service team trained our lead painter and the painting went off without a hitch.” Bob’s boat has since been in the water in Fort Myers Beach and he is thrilled with its performance. Bob reports, “I’m experiencing a 5% increase in speed at the same engine rpm than before the Eco-Clad® application....
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“Odd Man Blue”, a Bertram 510 was painted in October 2009 by Eco-Clad® Authorized Dealer Apex Marine in Fort Lauderdale. This Eco-Clad® job is nearing the two year mark in hard fouling tropical waters. The vessel’s owner, Barrett O’Donnell reported 2%-3% fuel savings, a 5% – 6% increase in speed and minimal bottom cleaning – previously required monthly. “In every category, from the owner/captain’s perspective, it is by far, the best bottom paint I ever used,” reports O’Donnell....
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“I went sailing last Saturday: winds 18 to 30 kt, seas 3′ to 6′, a rather boisterous day to say the least! I had my head sail reefed down to 3/4′s out, main sail had a double reef in it and my mizzen was stowed. With the wind held at 55 degrees off the bow, and reaching about as close as I could in those conditions, I was making an astounding 7.5 to 8.2 SOG with a boat speed of 9 to 12 kts! When I tacked I could not believe just how fast the boat accelerated back up to those speeds, this was not motorsailing, just sails...
read moreMaximum speed rose to 50.5MPH
“The application of Eco-Clad went off without a hitch. Before my boat had any bottom paint at all, its maximum speed was 52 MPH. After it was painted with traditional bottom paint, the maximum speed was reduced to 47 MPH. After the Eco-Clad was applied, the maximum speed rose to 50.5 MPH – which is a 10% improvement! As far as growth is concern, when she is not run for an extended period I can begin to notice the biofilm, but any soft growth sloughs off when we run her.” Manny Hernandez Manny Hernandez had his 25′...
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