West Marine Names Green Boating Products of the Year

WATSONVILLE, Calif. — West Marine, the country’s largest retailer of boating supplies and accessories, announced at the Miami Boat Show that three products were selected as “Green Product of the Year” Honorees. Entropy’s SuperSap” epoxy, Torqeedo’s Travel 1003 Electric Outboard and the Lehr Propane Powered Outboard Motor share the top honor and the $10,000 prize.

The judges made their selection based on effectiveness, cost-competitiveness, environmental impact, degree of innovation and verification of claims.

“Super Sap epoxy has the same properties that have made other epoxy resins popular with boaters for bonding, filleting, coating, and reinforcing. The difference is that about a third of the Super Sap ingredients come from waste streams of paper and bio-diesel production, and therefore reduces the amount of petroleum needed for manufacturing,” said Chuck Hawley, West Marine Vice President of Product Information. “We like the combination of product performance and reduced use of non-renewable resources.”


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