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Wetlander for Airboats and Mudboats
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What can Wetlander do for you?
For decades, Wearlon® coating technology has been sought after for many high performance marine applications. In particular, champion hydroplane boat racers depend on Wearlon for higher top speeds and reduced fuel consumption. Experienced airboaters are now utilizing this technology for their own purposes, and finding astounding results. We call this coating Wearlon Wetlander.The number of airboaters using Wearlon Wetlander is growing rapidly and we have received exciting feedback. These airboaters insist there is no better hull coating for their airboat, fan boat, swamp or mud boat, in terms of slickness, durability and ease of application (also great for drift boats and kayaks). With Wearlon® technology, Wearlon Wetlander provides significant advances in these three areas especially in contrast to such bottom paints as Frog Spit, Quick Slick, Steelflex,and protective sheets of UHMW polymer. Unlike other airboat coatings, Wearlon Wetlander combines “Slippery AND Durability”.
To top it off, Wearlon Wetlander is quick and easy to apply with basic minimal prep, goes on smooth without drips and sags, and adheres tenaciously to aluminum, fiberglass, gel coats and most pre-existing hull coatings. For example, many of our customers have applied Wetlander over their old Steelflex with great results. And, with any extra coating left over, apply it on your trailer running boards for easier launching and loading, in your live well for easy clean-up, and even on the sidewalls and rudders for hydrophobic and anti-bug-splat-purposes.
Most slick bottom paints require a high-build layering application approach resulting in several gallons needed per average sized boat. Wetlander however, requires just a half gallon of primer and a half gallon of top coat, and you’re done. If you want the the ultimate protection, with high build from multiple layers, check out our 3L System.
If there is a need for a mid season touchup, simply roll some more Wetlander on the affected areas.
Furthermore, Wetlander is not hazardous like the many fumey, high VOC and solvent based paints. Rather, Wetlander is a water based coating, making it safe and easy to use throughout the application process.
Wetlander is super slick
Wetlander greatly reduces friction on both land and water. With Wearlon® boat racing technology, airboats can now travel at higher speeds with less water drag. Less drag means less fuel consumption.
However, the slipperiness of Wetlander coated boats is felt most on land. That means powering up grass banks, crushing though heavy sawgrass, or chasing after wild game can be better realized.
Also, imagine being able to get through those sticky mud traps without getting bogged down. No doubt, mud is a major problem for airboaters and sometimes can be very dangerous.
Wetlander is Tough
The Wetlander Primer/Topcoat system is extremely durable and abrasion resistant. Many airboaters have been unsatisfied with many of the slick bottom coatings out there, in terms of not holding up or actually delaminating from the hull. Delamination is primarily caused by impact flexes, poor initial adhesion and/or condensation. Wearlon® Wetlander is superior in all of these areas. Wetlander has tenacious adhesion to all metals, can withstand flex of 180°, and acts as a condensation barrier.
Here is a picture of a metal plate that was coated with Wetlander Primer and Topcoat, then severely bent to show the “elastomeric” properties.
Notice, the Wetlander has not cracked, split or flaked in any way.
Can your current slick bottom do that?!
We here at The Wearlon Division of Plastic Maritime Corp have specifically engineered Wetlander to provide optimal durability and friction reduction for a significantly better ride…to get you through the mud traps of the Florida Everglades, past the gators of the Louisiana bayous, and through all the rivers, lagoons, and marshes of God’s Green Earth.
Get there with Wetlander
