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Originally Posted by feb
'87 grad here, son currently a freshman, great school!
Some thoughts for you:
- have more and more friends who are doing the same with their cars so maybe the technology is out and/or they have already broken into the market.
- based on how it appears to protect these cars, I could see it as an easy add-on for new boat purchases, possibly you get it into the marinas as a commission sale item
- personally wouldn't consider it for an older, used boat due to cost/benefit. A lot easier to sell it on a new boat and protect a factory fresh finish.
- definitely has to be durable enough to handle day to day bumps and dings
- even though its above the water line, it may need to have some anti-fungal property to it since the lowest portion will be wet quite often.
- any thoughts on how slippery it would be wet and/or dry? that may limit you to just the non-human contact portion of the hull
Good luck!
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I've been doing a lot of research into the automotive paint protection market, and while the product is similar, boats experience a lot more wear and tear from rubbing up against docks, fenders, etc., as well as being exposed to wetness for a long period of time (the film on a car doesn't stay wet for an extended period of time). The main difference between the film used for automotive purposes and for marine purposes will be in the durability and its ability to withstand a higher level of damage.
At the moment, we only plan on providing the film for the non-human contact portions of the hull; however, this is something that could change in the future.
Good luck to your son over the next three years, it's a challenging school but well worth it in the end!