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2. Anti-fouling paint - Wikipedia

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   New ship being prepared for launch, showing fresh anti-fouling paint Ship hull being cleaned of fouling in drydock. Anti-fouling paint is a specialized category of coatings applied as the outer (outboard) layer to the hull of a ship or boat, to slow the growth of and facilitate detachment of subaquatic organisms that attach to the hull and can affect a vessel's performance and durability.

3. Pettit Marine Paint - Wikipedia

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   Pettit Marine Paint is a manufacturer of marine (boat) coatings, antifouling boat bottom paint, varnish and epoxies for consumer and commercial markets. The company was established in 1861, its headquarters are located in Rockaway , New Jersey .

4. Copper sheathing - Wikipedia

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   The metal sheathing of Cutty Sark, made from the copper alloy Muntz metal. Copper sheathing is a method for protecting the hull of a wooden vessel from attack by shipworm, barnacles and other marine growth through the use of copper plates affixed to the surface of the hull, below the waterline.

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6. Tributyltin - Wikipedia

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   The structure of tributyltin oxide: the most common TBT compound used in marine paint Biofouling on the hull of a boat. Tributyltin (TBT) is an umbrella term for a class of organotin compounds which contain the (C 4 H 9) 3 Sn group, with a prominent example being tributyltin oxide. [1]

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8. Cathodic protection - Wikipedia

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   Sacrificial anodes made from iron attached to the copper sheath of the hull below the waterline dramatically reduced the corrosion rate of the copper. However, a side effect of cathodic protection was the increase in marine growth. Usually, copper when corroding releases copper ions which have an anti-fouling effect.

9. List of boiler types by manufacturer - Wikipedia

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   Babcock & Wilcox marine boiler; Bagnall boiler: a development of the launch boiler, with an enlarged furnace. Also known in agricultural use as the 'colonial' or 'Britannia'. Belleville boiler: an early marine water-tube boiler developed in France by Julien Belleville. [5] [6] [7] Benson boiler: a monotube "once-through" steam generator. [8 ...