So some of you wanted to see what the boat looked like as it was being done by Carsten. Well it just so happens we have a few to share. Remember this boat was done with a brush and a roller and the finish is still awesome!  If you have any questions feel free to email us or call us anytime and our team will be happy to answer all of your questions.

Crystal Marine Pro was recently featured in Sailing World. Here is a brief excerpt:

Linlee Marine Coatings put a 5-year warranty on its Crystal Marine Pro bottom coating because anything more would've only invited additional skepticism. However, CFO Lee Stellmacher says: "I truly believe that once you put this on, you'll never have to do anything else with your bottom, as long as that boat is a boat." And that includes scrubbing it.

If it proves as advertized, then Crystal Marine Pro could revolutionize the bottom paint/bottom coating industry. It is touted as being slick, resistant to any kind of marine growth, extremely durable, and environmentally safe.

The concept is actually quite simple. The coating is a non-porous polymer and too slick for any marine growth to attach to. There's no biocide to kill organisms and the paint is completely non-sacrificial, unlike ablative paints, which gradually wear away, leeching chemicals into the water and requiring regular repainting. A boat that is left in the water for any extended period of time will, according to Stellmacher, develop a thin film of slime. However that will be shed the moment the boat moves through the water at any significant speed, or with a quick swipe with a sponge...

Click here to read the rest of the article over at sailingworld.com.

Although the weather was cold, windy, rainy and snowing, the Boston Boat Show was a great success! New England Dealer manager Paul Neumann and other Linlee key personnel were able to make connections with hundreds of boat owners and potential dealer applicators from the New England area as well as far reaching areas of the Country and World.Held at the Boston Convention Center, the site was remarkable with all of the marine history of Boston Harbor just outside the convention hall doors.

Several potential dealer applicators are currently in negotiations with Linlee Marine in order to obtain the training necessary to start applying Crystal Marine Pro in the New England and surrounding areas.

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