Hull of a Planing Boat (IMAGE)

University of Gothenburg

Hull of a Planing Boat

Caption

Part of the hull of a planing boat that has been painted with a copper-free TF paint with trace amounts of a macrocyclic lactone (Ivermectin). The broad stripe in the center was painted with TF paint without additive. The boat was used in traffic on the western coast of Sweden for four months in the summer of 2009. Boat owner: Mauritz Palm.

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Image courtesy of Mats Hulander

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