Our written warranty
We provide a 12-month performance warranty.
Ask your current yard about their performance warranty.
Not just that the work was done right. That the coating does what we said it would. Haul-out and relaunch included. Transferable to the next owner.
What we warrant
Twelve months from the day your boat goes back in the water.
Our workmanship — and the performance of the coating itself.
What we do about it
We recoat the affected area. No charge for materials or labour.
And we cover the haul-out and the relaunch at our yard.
That is the expensive part.
It follows the boat
Sell inside the twelve months and the warranty transfers to the new owner.
There are not many bottom jobs that add something to a listing.
WHY WE CAN
Because we control every layer of the stack
A silicone bottom is a stack. Primer, tiecoat, two coats. Every layer goes on inside a window measured in hours.
Hitting every one of those windows is the whole job.
Our applicators are certified to a written standard inside Essential Shipyard University before they touch your hull.
INDEPENDENTLY INSPECTED
Two years. No haul-out. No scrubbing.
A hull we coated in Anacortes went in for its second annual underwater inspection with Silic One on it for exactly two seasons.
Perfectly clean.
Filmed by Seattle Dive Company. Published by SeaWide, the Hempel distributor for North America. Hempel replied to it in public.
What we ask of you
Three things, and they are the manufacturer rules rather than ours.
- Launch inside the window after we coat her.
- Clean with a soft sponge or cloth. Never abrasive pads. Tell your diver.
- If something looks wrong, tell us in writing within thirty days, with photographs.
Terms and conditions apply.
The full warranty terms, exclusions, maintenance requirements and claim procedure come with your estimate. You receive a copy when you accept it, and nothing is agreed before you have read them.
Tell us the boat.
We will tell you what it costs.
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