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LWCF: An old friend that you may not know of
September 14, 2015 | by Peter Schrappen
If you have followed the news about the oil rig that was in Seattle recently, you would think that Alaska and Washington state never agree on substantive policies that involve oil. Au contraire.
Recently, Sen. Cantwell (D-Washington state) and Sen. Murkowski (R-Alaska) joined together to speak up about the Land…
Read more »Happy New Year from the Clean Boating Foundation
January 8, 2015 | by FrankG
Happy New Year from the Clean Boating Foundation. May we suggest some New Year’s resolutions?
– Switch to non-copper bottom paint (you know you want to)
– Use aluminum anodes (there is no reason not to)
– Use a Certified Clean Boatyard (or encourage your favorite yard to become one)
Read more »Now Hiring: Program Manager, Clean Boating Foundation
June 24, 2013 | by Peter Schrappen
After 18 months of commendable service as Program Manager for the Clean Boating Foundation, Ben Lee is moving on to a position at Landau Associates. CBF will miss Ben’s expertise and style. While these are big shoes to fill, we are interested in hearing from candidates that meet the…
Read more »Are you “On the Water?”
June 4, 2013 | by Peter Schrappen
If you are like us, then you have probably been disappointed that the biggest radio signal in the Puget Sound area does not have a regular show that showcases boating. Turn that frown upside down because, now every Sunday, you will find a one-hour show on 97.3 FM (KIRO)…
Read more »Anacortes Clean Boating Symposium
May 3, 2013 | by Peter Schrappen
The Clean Boating Foundation is going back on the road. This time, we have two upcoming stops. The first one we are featuring is the Anacortes Clean Boating Symposium, which is sponsored by Port Supply/West Marine (sidebar: Great to see their new copper-free paint (CFA…
Read more »Dunato’s Boatyard: Lookin’ Good
May 1, 2013 | by Peter Schrappen
Nothing beats a sunny day like today, except maybe strolling by and seeing one of our Leadership Clean Boatyards with a jam-packed lot. Looks like they’re in high gear getting ready for Opening Day! Nice work!
Read more »2nd Annual Clean Boating Foundation Auction A Hit!
April 24, 2013 | by Peter Schrappen
The entire boating world converged on Shilshole Beach Club last Friday night. Okay, that’s a bit of an overstatement. What did occur was a tremendous event (thank you, Dwight Jones of Elliott Bay Marina) that raised a ton of money and a lot of spirit for Clean…
Read more »Hear ye Hear ye: Peter’s speech at the Clean Boating Foundation Benefit
April 17, 2013 | by Peter Schrappen
Maybe you know about the upcoming benefit for Clean Boating Foundation and our friends at Fish Northwest. Thanks to the leadership of Northwest Marine Trade Association and Elliott Bay Marina’s Dwight Jones, we are having a party (and fundraiser) thrown for us. It’s…
Read more »Working Waterfronts Symposium a Success
April 5, 2013 | by Peter Schrappen
The Working Waterfront Symposium took place last week in Tacoma. We previewed that conference here and now that it’s in the books, I wanted to share some of the big themes that came up time and time again – and as far as boating goes,…
Read more »Ethanol in Our Fuel: good idea or bad?
March 27, 2013 | by Peter Schrappen
Have you been following the desire by the Federal government to increase the amount of ethanol that comprises gasoline? Currently, the blend with the abbreviation “E10” is what is allowed. That means that at most 10% of your gasoline may contain ethanol, generally made from corn.
We haven’t discussed this…
Read more »Recent Posts
- Boat Hull Maintenance Strategies to Minimize Marine Pollution
- Pest Watch: A Webinar with Todd Murray
- Last Anode Video!
- Bill Baker on Aluminum Anodes
- Martyr Anode Testimonial
- Another Aluminum Anode Testimonial!
- Congrats Canal Boatyard!
- Ryan Hansen on Aluminum Anodes
- Aluminum Anodes with Tiel Riise
- Congrats Swantown Boatworks!
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