Coatings for marine vessels that reduce cavitation

A composition for a coating, comprising:

• solvent-borne monomers;
• a diluent;
• a sufficient amount of an adhesion promoter to provide a coating formed from the composition having a substrate adhesion of at least 3 MPa when measured according to ASTM D4541, an overcoat adhesion of at least 3 MPa when measured according to ASTM D4541, or a recoat adhesion window of at least 4 hours when measured according to ASTM D3359;
• a sufficient amount of rheology modifier to provide a coating formed from the composition having anti-settling, anti-sagging, or surface-leveling properties;
• and
• a sufficient amount of a ceramic performance additive to provide a coating formed from the composition having a reduced noise radiation of about 2 dB to about 10 dB per about 100 μm of coating thickness at frequencies of about 10 Hz to about 10 kHz when measured on a 3 mm thickness cold rolled steel metal plate relative to a 3 mm thickness cold rolled steel metal plate coated with a coating free of the ceramic performance additive;
• or a hardness of at least 5H when measured according to ASTM D3363.