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stubones99 · Jul 3, 2015

FF, you must not be in Washington state or others that have banned the use of copper bottom paint on recreational boats... Work boats are still allowed to leach copper into the water, killing the crabs they are trying to catch, after all killing crabs is their ultimate goal...

Washington state bans copper bottom paint | Trade Only Today

Mule · Jul 3, 2015

stubones99 said:
If you recall my post, I said it messed up invertebrates which people are not. It messes up shell fish, and is a required trace element in our bodies.

They banned it as part of bottom paints. The IMO treaties require no Biocides be added to a bottom paint since it kills what attaches to a bottom and tends to leach out into the water around the boat(s).

Nobody told West Marine or Peddit that copper was banned. I bought Peddit water based for my dinghy last week with Over 50% copper last week. Tin is the one that is banned.

stubones99 · Jul 3, 2015

Most of the bans in other states (Not Florida) have not gone into effect yet. I think the WA state ban starts phasing in next year.

Larry M · Jul 3, 2015

Under the law, no new boats with copper-based bottom paint can be sold in Washington state after Jan. 1, 2018, and no paint with more than 0.5 percent copper can be used on recreational boats as of 2020. The law applies to recreational boats 65 feet and under

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