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 01/30/2004 5:32 AM Pacific Time
I wanted to get the opinions of the board as to what works (and doesn't work) to clean fiberglass. I've got some stains and mildew than are fighting my efforts. Any help is appreciated.
Mike |
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03/09/2004 8:41 AM Pacific Time
I usred some stuff called "I love my boat" It reminds me of window cleaner (blue and smells liek ammonia). Take teh boat to a pressure car washer, the coin operated type. Put the cleaner in a garden sprayer and cover the deck. Let stand for about 5-10 minutes. Scrub soiled spots while waiting. Then pressure wash (be careful of your wood work!). Should be nice and clean!
Robert |
Heidi Heidel
Fredericksburg, VA
Boat Name: Interim
Model/Year: 1973
Hull No. 2212
Hailing Port: Colonial Beach, VA |
04/19/2004 12:12 PM Pacific Time
On a whim one day on my way to the boat, I grabbed the cleaner I had in the tub at home too see if it MIGHT work. Turns out it works wonders. I now swear by Lysol mildew remover which was originally intended for bathrooms. I used that and one of those sponge on one side, green scrubby on the other, and it work on the inside and deck of the boat. I went through about 4 bottle doing all of my boat. |
Uwe Behrendt
Rutland Vermont
Boat Name: Joyful
Model/Year: 1977 C22
Hull No. 7200
Hailing Port: Plunder Bay Orwell VT |
11/05/2005 2:27 AM Pacific Time
Need running water on board when anchored or at the dock for cleaning? Here is a trick I learned last summer Buy a cheap billage pump, some old garden hose, a cigarette lighter outlet 2 clamps and your all set. Assemble them, hang the pump off over the rail and plug it in. WALA ,running water.
Uwe
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Michael Smalter
Webster, NY
Boat Name: Marrakesh
Model/Year: 1986
Hull No. 13645
Hailing Port: Rochester, NY |
11/05/2005 11:22 AM Pacific Time
I use Soft Scrub with bleach. I don't have running water, but a 2 gallon bucket on a short line does fine. |
Lee Scott
Birmingham, AL
Boat Name: Shoot the Breeze
Model/Year: C22 - 1981
Hull No. 10212
Hailing Port: Lay Lake |
11/07/2005 8:10 AM Pacific Time
Be very careful with what you clean the hull if the boat's in the water. While docked at the marina in Venice, FL, I was watching a guy with a huge sailing catamaran scub and clean his boat with what looked like 4-5 different commercially available cleaners. He was scrubbing up lots of suds, and then hosing the boat off. The marine police happened to cruise by, and they nailed the guy with at least 5 separate fines for polluting the waters. From the look on his face as they were chewing him out, I got the distict impression that it was going to be very expensive! |
Artur Piotrowski
Burlington, Ct
Boat Name: Spirit
Model/Year: C22 1986
Hull No. 13485
Hailing Port: Bantam, Ct |
11/07/2005 7:02 PM Pacific Time
I'm happy for him. |
