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Author Powerwashing the deck?
Bojan Boskovski
Skopje, Macedonia

Boat Name: Karpa

Model/Year: Catalina 22 / 1990

Hull No.

Hailing Port: Ohrid, Macedonia
05/26/2009 5:34 AM Pacific Time

Is it ok to wash the deck and cockpit with the power washer as the boat stays in the marina.
Is seems that the spray can not damage the paint.

Any advice please
Joe McElroy
Snoqualmie, Washington

Boat Name: Teasel

Model/Year: 1979 Swing Keel

Hull No. 9014

Hailing Port:
05/26/2009 7:40 AM Pacific Time

That's what I do. It doesn't seem to be a problem. Our paint is so porous that it seems to be the only alternative to painting. Our teak is very rough and we go ahead and hit it with the washer too. It is pretty hard on the wood, but it certainly gets the black growth out of it. If we had our teak nicely finished we would have to protect it somehow. Pressure washing makes a quick clean job out of what is otherwise a long hard, fruitless ordeal.
 
 
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