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Plastics Versus Weather: The Nature of a Losing Battle
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A sad specimen in a local yard.
ûDeck and topsides have been turned
ûchalky by exposure to the the sun,
ûwind, salt water, and snow.
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Weather has always tested the mettle of human construction, and in all cases wins eventually. The sunlight that warms us also harbors a great hatred of plastics; the high heat of summer turns dark-hulled boats into furnaces, and can wreak havoc on paints, finishes and fillers. The water that gives life to most creatures on earth is also among the most corrosive solvents that exist. Oxygen, ozone, acid rain, tannins and a whole slew of other little nasties wait to turn our innocent polymeric creations into awful-looking maintenance hogs. …
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