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• Boat Inspections in Surrey, Steel Treatment
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• 05-10-2015

Steel Treatment for Narrow Boats and Barges

Steel has always been a popular material to use to build narrow boats, barges, motor cruisers and yachts. The benefit of steel is that it can be cheaper than other materials. If it is treated right, it can out last many other materials.

It can be a hardy material that offers many benefits over other materials. However, steel must be treated properly from the start to make sure that the benefits it provides last.

The interior of the boat needs little maintenance apart from the bilge and engine area, as long as the boat has been built and painted properly.

All stringers must have drain holes to allow any condensation to drain into the bilge. The surfaces must be coated with modern paint that gives excellent protection in a few coats. This is to ensure that the water doesn't lay on the steel and cause corrosion. After all steel boats can corrode from the inside as well as the outside.

Thanks to modern day advances in technologies regarding paints and coatings there is a wide range of products available. There are many options to go for when you are looking at protecting the steel of your boat.

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Obviously a steel structure exposed to an aggressive environment needs to be protected. This needs to be a high performance treatment to ensure that it stands the test of time.

The optimum protection treatment is one which combines appropriate surface preparation, required durability, minimum cost and suitable coating materials. This is now achievable using modern surface treatment technology. This treatment  provides all of the protection that your boat will need and all are made for the purpose and so are friendly to the environment as well.