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Hull Paint Conversion

Grant funds are available for boat owners within the Shelter Island Yacht Basin

Are you considering transitioning your boat from a copper-based hull paint to an eco-friendly alternative hull paint? The Port received a $600,000 grant to reduce copper pollution in Shelter Island Yacht Basin. Boat owners will receive a stipend to help offset the cost of removing copper hull paint from their boats if they agree to repaint with a non-biocide hull paint. Participating in this program can save boat owners thousands of dollars.

Funding is available NOW until June 30, 2014, or until the funds run out. Funding is only available to boat owners within the Shelter Island Yacht Basin.

Would you like to participate?

Complete the Boat Owner Interest Form using the following options:

• Submit the form online
• Download  Hull Paint Conversion Project Boat Owner Interest Form (127.46 kB)
  Complete and return to:
  Port of San Diego
  Attn: Environmental and Land Use Management Department – 319h Grant Project
  P.O. Box 120488
  San Diego, CA 92112-0488

Boatyards participating in this grant project

• Driscoll Boat Works
• Koehler Kraft
• Knight & Carver
• Neilsen Beaumont
• Marine Group Boat Works
• Shelter Island Boatyard (619) 222-0481

Additional resources

• Non-biocide hull paints
•  How This Program Works (FAQs) (2.71 MB)
•  Sample Contract Required for Participation (149.33 kB)
•  How to Select an Alternative Hull Paint (399.75 kB)
• Questions? Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Funding for this project has been provided in full or in part through an agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Federal Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program (Clean Water Act Section 319). The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the State Water Resources Control Board, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.