St. Pete Beach, Florida — Gulf of America

Your product.
Real saltwater.
Real consequences.

Manufacturers trust Salinity Labs to put their products through what no chamber can simulate — active commercial watercraft operations on the Gulf of America, documented by trained testers, delivered as a formal written report.

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17,000+
Annual exposure
hours across fleet
365
Days of active
operations
28–35
ppt salinity
Gulf of America
7–10
UV Index
daily average

Why real-world testing

Salt spray chambers simulate.
We don't.

Laboratory testing answers compliance questions. It tells you whether your product meets a standard under controlled conditions. What it cannot tell you is how your product performs in the hands of real people, in real saltwater, under a real Gulf Coast sun — day after day, season after season. That is exactly what Salinity Labs provides.

Lab chamber

Controlled salt spray at a fixed angle, temperature, and concentration. Run once. No mechanical stress. No UV cycling. No human interaction.

Salinity Labs

Open Gulf at 50 mph. Hull vibration. Repeated submersion. UV index 7 to 10. Real operators handling your product the way your customers will.

Consumer panel

Recruited testers using your product casually at home or on weekends. Survey-based feedback. No environmental data. No failure documentation.

Salinity Labs

Trained dock staff and licensed captains in active daily commercial operations. Structured observation, environmental logging, and chain-of-custody documentation from day one.

Internal testing

Conducted by the manufacturer's own team. Results are not independently verified. Difficult to cite in marketing or share with retailers and partners.

Salinity Labs

Fully independent third-party validation. A formal written report you can share with your R&D team, your retailers, and your marketing — or reference on your packaging.

Our testing platform

A dynamic commercial fleet, active every day of the year.

Every vessel type in our operation creates a distinct and valuable testing environment. Your product does not sit in a single controlled scenario — it moves through the same varied, demanding conditions your customers will put it through.

Recreational Rental Vessels
Deck boats and tritoons rented daily to the general public. Inexperienced operators, dock impact, intracoastal and near-coastal exposure. The truest measure of how a real consumer handles your product.
Shoreline
Charter Vessels
Privately chartered jet boats and catamarans running regular excursions into open Gulf of America waters, sandbars, barrier islands, and offshore. Extended exposure under sustained sun, spray, and passenger load.
Open Water
COI Inspected Commercial Vessels
USCG Certificate of Inspection certified vessels operating under Coast Guard regulatory standards — the highest level of commercial scrutiny in recreational marine. The most credible environment for products that require regulatory standing.
COI certified
Personal Watercraft
High-speed Gulf of America operations reaching 50 to 55 mph. Continuous spray exposure, vibration, repeated submersion cycles, and sustained high-UV dwell time. The most demanding high-intensity testing environment in our fleet.
Gulf Run
Dock Staff and Daily Handlers
Trained dockside professionals who handle gear, lines, equipment, and apparel in direct sun and saltwater exposure every single day. For wearables, coatings, hardware, and consumables, our staff testers accumulate more documented real-world exposure hours than any consumer panel.
Wearables and gear

What your product is exposed to

Saltwater typeGulf of America, open water
Salinity range28 to 35 ppt, year-round
UV exposureIndex 7 to 10, sustained daily
Water temperature60°F winter through 90°F summer
Impact conditionsDock cycles, wave chop, spray at speed
Staff testersTrained dock staff and licensed captains
Public exposureRental customers and charter guests
Second locationMad Beach, high and dry marina with fuel dock
Operating calendar365 days per year

Every asset is already owned, insured, staffed, and operational. Your product enters a working commercial environment on day one of the engagement — not a staged scenario.

Testing packages

Three packages. Fully modular if you need something different.

Every engagement is built from three variables: the exposure condition your product faces, how long the engagement runs, and how often we report back to you. The packages below are the most common combinations. If your product has specific requirements, we build a custom engagement from the same components and price it accordingly.

Shoreline

Field Observation

Your product rides alongside normal commercial operations — rental boats, dock staff, charter guests. Organic real-world exposure with structured observation and photo documentation throughout.

30 daysField exposureCloseout report

Starting at

$1,500

Best for apparel, consumables, accessories

Open Water

Structured Protocol

Assigned vessel type, named testers, full environmental data logging, and monthly interim reports. Every deployment is documented. Closeout report includes design recommendations and the complete data package.

60 daysStructured deploymentMonthly reports

Starting at

$5,500

Best for hardware, electronics, safety gear

Gulf Run

High-Intensity PWC

Sustained high-speed spray at 50 mph and above, repeated saltwater submersion, hull vibration, and wave impact aboard our commercial PWC fleet. Bi-weekly reporting, video documentation, and full failure analysis included.

90 daysPWC high-intensityBi-weekly reports

Starting at

$11,000

Best for cases, mounts, coatings, performance gear

Build Your Own

Custom Engagement

Choose your exposure condition, engagement duration, and reporting interval independently. Priced from the same component matrix as the packages above and quoted after a 30-minute discovery call.

Any durationAny conditionAny interval

Quoted individually

Start with a call

Fleet integration, seasonal, benchmarking

Exposure condition
Field observationRental fleet and dock staff
Structured protocolAssigned vessel and testers
High-intensity PWCOpen Gulf, speed, spray
Full fleet rotationAll vessel types and staff
Duration
30 days60 days90 daysSeason
$900$1,500$2,100$5,000
$2,000$3,500$5,000$10,000
$3,500$6,000$8,500$16,000
$5,000$8,500$12,000$22,000
Reporting interval
Closeout onlyincluded
Monthly+ $600
Bi-weekly+ $1,200
Weekly+ $2,000

Engagement durations are calendar days of active deployment within normal commercial operations and do not represent continuous 24-hour exposure. Contact hours vary by vessel type, operational volume, and season. All pricing in USD. Custom engagements quoted after discovery call.

What you receive

This is what your report looks like.

The excerpt below is drawn from a Gulf Run engagement covering a marine hardware product at day 72 of a 90-day deployment. Every engagement produces structured data like this — environmental conditions, tester performance ratings, a timestamped event log, and failure documentation — compiled into a formal written report your product team can act on.

Salinity LabsMarine Product Testing
BPMT-2026-007Engagement ID
Confidential — Client use only

Interim Progress Report — Gulf Run Engagement

Marine Hardware — 90-Day Gulf Coast Saltwater Exposure

Report date
Day 72 of 90
Engagement period
Jul 1 — Sep 29, 2026
Fleet contexts
PWC, Charter, Rental, Dock
Active testers
5 staff, 3 contexts
Failure events
2 documented

Performance ratings — average across all testers

Corrosion resistance
4.4
Structural integrity under load
4.8
Mechanical function after salt exposure
3.1
Finish and coating durability
3.3
Fastener thread integrity
4.2
Overall tester satisfaction
3.9

Environmental conditions — week of Day 65

31.4 ppt
Salinity
9 UV
UV Index
84 °F
Water temp

Deployment and event log — selected entries

Day 08Initial deployment across PWC fleet and dock staff. Intake photos complete. All units within expected spec at start.Pass
Day 21Midpoint photo session complete. Light surface oxidation on two units at high-contact dock points. Monitoring flagged.Flag
Day 34TC-03 reports adjustment mechanism stiffening after prolonged PWC submersion. Failure Event Report 7.5 filed.Flag
Day 55Coating delamination at bonded joint on one unit. UV and salt ingress identified as contributing factors. Photos and measurements documented.Failure
Day 63Interim report delivered to client. Coating and mechanical function findings reviewed. Design consultation scheduled per Engagement Agreement.Report
Day 72Remaining units performing well across rental fleet context. Corrosion resistance and thread integrity confirmed at all fastener points.Pass

Failure event documentation — photographic record

Saltwater corrosion failure — marine component

Failure Event FE-2026-004

Advanced corrosion — marine component. Day 55 of engagement. Salt ingress at housing seal. Full delamination of protective coating across metal substrate.

Wiring harness failure from saltwater exposure

Failure Event FE-2026-006

Wiring harness insulation breakdown. Day 63 of engagement. Salt and UV degradation of outer jacket. Conductor exposure at terminal junction. Safety critical.

Salinity Labs  ·  St Pete Beach, FL  ·  testing@salinitylabs.com  ·  (727) 644-9476 Final report delivered within 15 business days of Day 90 closeout
Two Sea-Doo GTX PWCs in formation on the Gulf of America Commercial PWC fleet — Gulf of America
Charter vessel anchored at Gulf of America sandbar island Open Gulf of America operations
PWC silhouette on the Gulf of America at sunset Year-round operations, Gulf of America

How it works

From first conversation to final report.

Every engagement follows the same five-step process regardless of which package you choose. The NDA comes before any product details are shared. The report is in your hands within 15 business days of closeout.

1

Discovery call

30 minutes. We define your product, your test objectives, and select the package and report template that fits.

2

NDA and agreement

Mutual NDA signed before any product details are shared. Engagement Agreement and Scope of Work finalized within one week.

3

Product on water

Product received, logged under chain of custody, and deployed into active fleet operations. Documentation begins day one.

4

Active testing

Ongoing deployment, environmental logging, and structured tester feedback. Interim reports delivered on schedule for Open Water and Gulf Run engagements.

5

Final report

Delivered within 15 business days of closeout. Full data package, photo record, failure log, and design recommendations your team can act on.

Get in touch

Ready to put your product to the test?

Every engagement begins with a 30-minute discovery call. Tell us what you are testing and what you need to know. We will tell you which package fits, what the timeline looks like, and exactly what the report will deliver.

What to expect

Response within one business day
NDA executed before any product details are shared
No obligation to proceed after the discovery call
Fixed pricing — no surprise fees after engagement begins
Emailtesting@salinitylabs.com
Phone(727) 644-9476
LocationSt Pete Beach, FL
Gulf of America

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