McLube Hullkote Speed Polish available from Harken UK

The environmentally friendly, citrus-based solution available now from all Harken Dealers

Retails at £24.95!

It keeps your hull cleaner, much longer than anything else available today. By all accounts the results have been remarkable. It boasts the following benefits:

• Environmentally friendly
• Citrus based natural degreaser and polish
• Same active ingredient suspension as sailkote
• Provides superior UV protection
• No harmful petroleum distillates
• Keeps your hull cleaner and longer, than anything else available today
• Applies in half the time
• Very, very fast

Basic concept of McLube Hullkote Speed Polish

We have tried to come up with a very different and vastly improved version of speed polish that applies very quickly and easily, leaves a deep showroom quality shine, and is entirely safe to use. It is very environmentally-friendly and it is also proving to be very, very fast.

• Hullkote applies in half the time of standard petroleum based polishes (just wipe on and wipe off, no waiting for anything to dry).

• Hullkote is made up of a high concentration of the same active ingredient suspension as Sailkote, and Hullkote benefits from the same durable chemical bond as Sailkote.

• Thanks to the unique citrus base, you only use approx half as much product as you normally would, and it has a deep, lustrous showroom quality shine.

• It lasts for more than 20 days of hard sailing (after 2-3 coats it will likely last more than 30 days), and is highly hydrophobic and is proving to be very fast in all one-design field testing over the past year.

• Superior UV protective coating to protect all spars, hulls and other surfaces from the destructive rays of the sun.

• Best of all, it is the first citrus based product of its kind and it is very environmentally friendly and safe to use, so no petroleum distillates, no harsh solvents, and no nano-tech health or safety issues here. We knew you would appreciate that!

Field testing notes and testimonials

This product has been tested heavily in a variety of competitive classes since early 2007. Here are a few examples:

• In the Etchells Class, Jud Smith and Andy Beadsworth/Simon “Stir-Fry” Fry, and Bill Hardesty (Jud, Andy and Bill are the most recent 3 world champions in the Etchells class), have all been using Hullkote since 2007 and they love it. They all agree that the finish is very fast and that the boats stay so much cleaner in the water after 2-3 days of mooring overnight during big regattas. Following the 8 day long stay in the water for the 2008 Etchells Worlds, winner Bill Hardesty commented that he is convinced that the ultra-clean hull after 8 days in the water means the boat is as fast on day 8 as it was on day 1 of the worlds. This translates to a distinct advantage over other hull coatings and wet-sanded finishes.

• Ken Read’s PUMA VOR Team likes that it applies so quickly and easily and looks so good, especially considering that they have beautiful underbody graphics to show off. Ken’s shore crew commented that they were very impressed with the excellent condition of the underwater hull surfaces following 10 days in the water for the recent Newport-Bermuda race. You won’t see any bottom paint on this VOR Racer! They’re convinced that Hullkote is the fastest finish they’ve ever tested.

• The TP 52s Quantum and Windquest have also been using Hullkote extensively, and are most pleased with the combination of the high gloss shine and fast racing finish. Program Manager Curt Oetking appreciates the fact that he finally has a high performance speed polish that is safe to use and eco-friendly. His shore team appreciated how very easy and quickly Hullkote applies to the hull surface… no heavy buffing or polishing needed! He expects to see most of the front of the TP 52 fleet will be using Hullkote this season.

• A number of Farr 40s have been using Hullkote, and onboard Plenty, Chris Larson is impressed by how slippery the boat feels in the water and how great the entire hull looks at the completion of each event.

• Harry Melges tested Hullkote in the cutting edge 5.5 Meter class recently and won both the coveted 2008 Gold Cup and the 5.5 Meter Class World Championship back to back! Harry really liked the fast, easy and efficient application… It was so quick and simple to just wipe on and wipe off. Harry commented that he could easily see and feel the difference on the hull surface… a great performance upgrade!

• Mark Mendelblatt says Hullkote is the very best coating to help shed weeds and kelp from his Star boat keel and rudder.

More Information:

• McLube Hullkote website
• Harken UK website
• Contact account manager on 01590 689122