Caribbean Compass Yachting Magazine August 2015

BUSINESS BRIEFSAUGUST 2015 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 8Awlmix Custom Color System Comes to TrinidadRuth Lund reports: Budget MarineTrinidad in Chaguaramas now has anauthorized Awlgrip Color Mixing Bankto provide their customers with stateof-the-artmixing for state-ofthe-artcoating.In 2004 Awlgrip introduced Awlmix,the advanced color-mixing systemthat enables key Awlgrip distributorsto offer a color-matching system forany Awlgrip or Awlcraft 2000 topcoat,including special requests fornew colors.This service has benefited captainsand crew globally, ensuring that nomatter where in the world, paintmatched to their exact needs is always made available with colors made to thesame high quality and specification as any factory-made product. Whether matchingyour custom fabric or your new car, Awlmix is the ideal choice when it comes tocustom colors for your boat, no matter how large or small the job.How is this done? A highly trained Awlgrip color chemist at one of the Awlmix centersin the UK, USA or New Zealand will analyze the reference sample, utilizing thelatest in advanced color matching software. From this, a custom color paint is formulatedand made available to every Awlmix distributor worldwide viawww.awlgrip.com. Using the unique color code assigned to each custom color, theyacht owner can be confident that any paint produced in the future will be thesame color and quality as they chose on Day One.Budget Marine Trinidad’s recently installed Color Mixing Bank has the latest colormatching software, the relevant tint bases and a dedicated mixing and prep area.A senior staff member was trained at Awlgrip’s dedicated Miami training centre inpreparation for offering this exciting additional service to the many paint contractorsand boatowners in the busy boating hub of Chaguaramas.E-mail Trinidad@budgetmarine.com or call (868) 634-2006 to find out more.For more information on Budget Marine see ad on page 2.Sea Hawk Paints’ Website Now Mobile-FriendlySea Hawk Paints’ new mobile-friendly website went live last month, so no morezooming in to the text, images and forms; the site does that for you and puts all thecontent in an easy-to-use scrollable column. Boatyard professionals now have easyaccess to all of Sea Hawk products’ Safety Data Sheets and Technical Data Sheetswith their mobile devices. DIY’ers can find out about all of Sea Hawk’s products,check out Sea Hawk’s news stories and use Sea Hawk’s “Choose the Right BottomPaint” calculator.For more information on Sea Hawk Paints see ads on pages 9, 11 and 13.Primus Wind Power Introduces the AIR Silent XSailboats have harnessed the power of the wind for thousands of years to propeltheir vessels on the high seas. Today, with the assistance of small wind turbines, windpower is being used not only for propulsion, but also to charge battery banks withoutthe use of an alternator or generator. This is more important than ever asonboard gadgets and appliances multiply.To supply renewable energy to these onboard devices, Primus Wind Power hasintroduced the AIR Silent X 400 W wind turbine. Utilizing the proven, robust platformof the AIR X turbine and the quiet carbon fiber “blue blade” set, Primus hasdesigned a turbine that is quiet and lightweight yet providing an impressive energyoutput from a turbine with a 1.2-metre-diameter rotor. The unit is manufactured inColorado, USA with dealers and distributors worldwide to assure the support youneed, wherever your sailboat may travel.Up tower controls inside the turbine allow for ease of installation with no additionalspace needed for a down tower controller. The AIR Silent X is a great combinationof very quiet operation, reliability, affordability and energy output.The AIR Silent X is available at Budget Marine.For more information on Budget Marine see ad on page 2.New Parts & Power Sales Team and SpecialsParts & Power of Tortola has restructured its Sales Team. Ron Marchman has joinedthe company as Sales Manager,and existing staff membersShawina Jacobs and Dan Durbinhave also moved into theSales Department.Ron is from the USA and joins uswith a wealth of experience insales and marketing in engineeringand technical fields. “DieselDan” has a solid background inthe field of diesel engines, andnow brings his invaluable expertiseto the assistance of Parts &Power’s customers. Shawina isfocusing on the Eaton productrange, including switches andUninterruptible Power Supplies. They join sales-team stalwart Ingrid Delgado.The new team looks forward to working with you!Meanwhile, with Hurricane Season upon us, Parts & Power is pleased to announcea Perkins Parts special offer campaign for the season. Selected fast-moving Perkinsparts will be available at a discounted price for the duration of Hurricane Season.For more information on Parts & Power see ad on this page.Curaçao Marine Provides Free Info GuideCuraçao Marine has recently published an Informational Guide for sailors sailingover or considering sailing over to Curaçao.Besides information about the marina and boatyard and their services and facilities,you can also read up on some general information about Curaçao. Also includedare some specific tips that will come in handy for the sailing community, such asplaces to stay or eat closest to the marina, where to buy supplies, bars and nightlife…—Continued on next page