Wise Solutions: Best Marine Bio-Products
When you make the choice to use green bio-products for your marine needs, you’re making the choice to help the environment along with helping to sustain overall life of your boat.
With so many bio-products available, going green can be as simple as making the switch to bio-diesel fuel (which is fish & user friendly) over petroleum based diesel.
Green bio-products available for marine use include the following general categories:
Interior Cleaners
- Available for vinyl, canvas, leather, scuffs, and carpet
- try the multi-purpose Bio-Kleen Amazing Cleaner ($8.95; 16 oz.) for marine, home, auto, and RV use
Bilge Cleaners
- cleaning the bilge is part of basic boat maintenance to keep crud and oil build up from forming
- Bio-Bilge Wash from WISE ($19; 32 oz.) acts as an emulsifier; it’s highly concentrated and should be diluted minimum 15:1
- Centek Industries offers a environmentally friendly BilgeKleen Filter System ($96.99) which attaches directly to the bilge pump to remove contaminants before they reach the ocean
Exterior Cleaners
- Designed to remove scaling, algae, waterlines, and chalking, hull & fiberglass cleaners are another essential part of regular boat maintenance – try Bio-Kleen Hull & Fiberglass Cleaner ($9.95; 16oz)
- To remove grease, tree sap, bugs, and oils, try non-toxic Bio-Boat Wash ($14; 32 oz) in a highly-concentrated formula dilutable as low as 128:1
- Barnacle Buster by TRAC Ecological Marine Products ($24.95 gallon) is specially designed to remove zebra mussels, barnacles, and mineral deposits
- Ocean salt can be hard on a boat but can be removed with eco-friendly Salt Halt ($21; 32 oz.) and Bio-Boat Wash with Salt Halt ($14; 32 oz.)
Anti Fouling
- SeaJet offers an ecological anti fouling paint, 039 Platinum ($125; 68 oz), that is tin-free and offers protection for most boat types (except aluminum)
- Speed Finish is another SeaJet product that provides fouling protection for up to three years
Bottom Paint Removing
- Try a non-toxic Soda Blasting (sodium bicarbonate) washing/stripping service which uses no chemical solvents; natural baking soda is both non-flammable and water soluble
Hydraulic Fluid
- WISE offers 1000 Bio Hydraulic Fluid made from a vegetable oil base; available in ISO 32, 46, 68 ($8.50; 32 oz)
Water & Sewage
- TRAC PSR is specially formulated, non-toxic, and bio-degradable, to keep your fresh water system free of discoloration & odors ($77.95; one gallon)
- Sew Clean is another TRAC product designed to clean boat sewage systems; it helps to remove clogs and prevent nasty odors ($80; one gallon)
General Maintenance
- Use lint-free reusable microfiber cleaning cloths and towels
- Use a solvent-free, non-toxic, hand cleanser such as all-natural TRAC Hand Cleaner
If you’d like to take the green idea further, you may want to consider alternative energy sources including wind generators and solar panels for your boat.
Going green is easy by simply taking the time to choose bio-degradable, non-toxic products over chemically based ones. Have a small recycling bin onboard for beverage cans and be sure to recycle any plastic product containers.
Sources:
WISE Solutions
Bio-Kleen Products
TRAC Ecological Marine Products
Centek Industries
SeaJet Paint
Total Marine Supplies
All At Sea Caribbean


