Professional BoatBuilder - February-March 2018

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So Sand, which is actually a rubber-type product.  e key,

says So Sand’s Van Macomb, is that most modern deck

paints are  exible coatings, allowing rigid or hard particles

to “work” and loosen. Rubber-type particles are also

minutely  exible, moving with the paint, as it were, and

thereby ensuring a longer e ective life span. Another

advantage is that rubber is less abrasive on bare skin than

some of the harder products.

So Sand rubber particles can be either pre-mixed with

the paint or broadcast manually onto wet paint. Macomb

recommends using a saltshaker. So Sand is available in four

textures: coarse, medium,  ne, and ultra- ne, with medium

being the most popular. Surveyor John Lowe told us he has

used the product on his personal 1979 Fortier 26, saying it

has held up well and “does not hold dirt or blood and is easy

on the feet.”

So Sand Industries, 5061 Bridlepath Dr., Macungie, PA

18062 USA, tel. 484–225–3710, website http://www.so sand

rubber.com. —D.S.

METAL SHARK

The press release also states, “A patented hydraulic/

electric rebound system, which consists of actuators inside

and outside of the vessel, allows the drive to smoothly and

automatically adapt to conditions. When the drive impacts

a solid object, such as a log, stump, or other submerged

hazard, it swi ly ‘kicks up’ so that the propeller will not be

impacted.  e system then exerts reverse pressure to instan-

taneously return the drive to its normal trim position as

soon as the object has been cleared.”

Metal Shark, 6814 E. Admiral Doyle Dr., Jeanerette, LA

70544 USA, tel. 337–364–0777, website http://www.metalshark

boats.com. —D.S.

Boaters on the Atlantic and Paci c oceans, the Great Lakes, and

most inland lakes won’t need a Swamp Shark–driven boat, but

hunters and  shermen in Louisiana who mess around in the

shallow, vegetation-choked bayous will  nd the “rebound” drive

system from Metal Shark very versatile.

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Variety of films available

Many temperature ranges

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*Photo courtesy of Loïc Vénec

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