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11 years 4 months ago #17794 by zachhandler
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Would this make your boat faster or slower? Would definitely cut the windchill if you coated your wetsuit with it.
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11 years 4 months ago #17799 by nickc
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It increases surface tension (water beading) and makes a surface slower through the water, though probably imperceptibly so.

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11 years 3 months ago #17936 by Mako
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Not sure what the needed product would weigh but shedding water from the topsides pfd and clothing may be useful.

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11 years 3 months ago #17986 by LaPerouser
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Has anyone found this stuff outside the US?

I asked a national (Aust: Whitworths) marine products supplier but they had never heard of it.

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11 years 3 months ago #17989 by zachhandler
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I saw some reviews. People are dissappointed. Sounds like it makes a white flakey mess,doesnt cover much area, and doesnt last very long before wearing off.
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