Antifouling
for clean and healthy waterways
- Efficient antifouling without biocides
- Save time, money and the environment
- Lifetime at least 5 years
Finsulate antifouling
About Finsulate Antifouling
All ships in sea and fresh water have to use an antifouling product to protect the hull for on-growth of biological organisms, mussels and algae.
THE OLD WAY TO PROTECT YOUR SHIP was to cover the hull with a strong environmental polluting antifouling paint, containing toxic substances.
Every year or two years taking your boat out of the water to remove all fouling and toxic antifouling paint and then cover the hull again with toxic antifouling paint.
This method is also not very efficient because the paints usually do not last long and their antifouling effect is weakened whenever the ship lies still.
THE NEW WAY TO PROTECT YOUR SHIP is to cover the hull with Finsulate® antifouling foil.
Finsulate® is a 100% environmentally friendly alternative to toxic antifouling paint.
Tiny stings on the foil surface prevent the attachment of algae, mussels or other biological organisms.
The only chance for organisms to attach is on the outer end of those tiny stings, but from there they can easily be removed with a sponge or a brush and the ship can stay in the water while the removal happens.
The fouling protection of Finsulate® antifouling foil works if the ship is moving or lying still and it’s durability of at least 5 years means that you’ll definitely save on the yearly maintenance costs.
Finsulate® is a 100% environmentally friendly alternative to toxic antifouling paint.
It is a long-lasting product with a 5-year warranty and an expected 10-year lifetime.
Advantages
Finsulate® advantages
- Non-toxic antifouling products
- Sustainable & ecologically responsible
- Saves maintenance time
- Saves maintenance costs
- Saves fuel
- Efficient
Products
Antifouling for any type of boat
- Salt water and fresh water
- Strongest antifouling protection
- Lifespan at least 5 years
- Ships with displacement hulls
- Prevalently for fresh water, brief periods in salt water
- Easy to clean in salt water
- Lifespan at least 5 years
- For all ship types
- Optimized for speed vessels
- Good antifouling for fresh water, easy cleaning on salt water
- Lifespan at least 5 years
- (Semi-) planing ships
- Suitable for fresh water and salt water alike
- Designed for maximum durability
- Lifespan at least 10 years
- Offshore installations and ships with displacement hull type
Sea Urchin Principle
How it works
Fouling
A clean ship without antifouling is exposed to on-growth of biological organisms.
Within a short time, the hull can become covered by mussels, algae and other types of organisms.
That’s why ships use a so called antifouling paint containing toxic substances that kill marine life.
Because of the strong environmental pollution resulting from that method, however, legislation gets increasingly restrictive.
Hull insulation
In creative nature, spines are often used as defense mechanism.
One good example are sea urchins which stay free from on-growth of organisms and don’t get eaten by other animals.
Finsulate® is a very special film, developed to protect the hull of a ship.
And it was developed by that very same sea urchin principle – tiny spines on its surface prevent the attachment of algae, mussels or other organisms.
The hull therewith becomes “insulated”.
The only chance for organisms to attach is on the outer end of those tiny spines. But from there they can easily be brushed off.
And the ship can stay in the water while the removal happens.
LONG-TERM PROTECTION
Thanks to its physical properties, Finsulate® provides efficient antifouling for a long time.
This protection also works no matter if the ship is moving or lying still.
And its durability of at least 5 years means that you’ll definitely save on the yearly maintenance costs.
All that while actively protecting the environment!