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    Hull maintenance of fishing boats
    (Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, 2000) Pillai, A.G.G.
    The mechanised fishing boats operating in the sea, which is an aggressive environment , need protection against onslaught of marine corrosion, marine fouling and fungal deterioration. The forces that causes deterioration of material are also constantly acting in nature and the main concern is to evolve technically feasible and economically viable methods to arrest them. Apart from the high capital investment on the development and expansion of fishing boats, money and time are spent annually on its proper maintenance so as to obtain a prolonged trouble free life and uninterrupted service from them.
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    Hull maintenance of steel fishing boats
    (Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, 2000) Pillai, A.G.G.
    Metallic structures such as stainless steel, mild steel, galvanised iron, aluminium etc. are liable for rapid deterioration due to ravages of and marine corrosion. The problem of their protection is severe, concerning all the maritime nations of the world, that millions and millions of rupees are being spent annually for repairs, renewals, maintenance and preventive research. This phenomena of deterioration of materials in sea water is known for ages and attempts to minimize and prevent the catastrophe is still going on in the countless-laboratories of the world.