Wax helps keep the boat bottom whiter for longer, but I haven't found any wax that will stop the algea/sea growth build-up. For this reason, I am planning on getting my new boat with a dark hull - black or navy. The dark hull at least makes the yellow not so obviouse. To really stop it, I believe you need bottom paint, a lift, or take your boat out of the water every 2 weeks or so. I have been researching bottom paint. I haven't found many wakeboarders who use it, but I have talked to many other boaters who use it and love it. They now make black bottom paint, which looks OK. It is dull (not shiny), but it isn't the ugly green/blue color that you would normally think of when you think bottom paint. From what I have been told, bottom paint works great - but you should have a professional painter put it on, you need to get the correct paint that holds up to high speed, and you need to repaint it every 2-3 years.
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