Ive always been pretty anal about cleaning my boat but now I wont even lift the engine hatch unless theres really something wrong. Its called plausable deniability.;)

Too Old. I am worse than you:eek: I kept my bilge as clean also. I spend a good deal of time cleaning after now. I found it counterproductive to clean before. Anyways, if it was cleaned after it should not need to be cleaned before. Unless it was used after:D Which means it was not cleaned before:D Which means.......................:rolleyes:

Spot clean on Friday, use on Saturday, and spend all day detailing on Sunday. :( :( :( Oh.......the 13 footer is so much easier;) :D :D :D

My wife is out of control with cleaning and organizing things in the boat. It does make for a well organized setup though. WE usually clean on the inside water. A rag and spray bottle keep it shiny. The outside gets wiped down whenever anchored in shallow water. Every time I bring my boat home it has to get washed before going to the farm where we store it. I have several big maples that leak sap all summer. The upside is that the sap makes for damn good waterproofing on my cockpit cover.

I realize my situation may be different (Hydrohoist). The first year I owned the boat was a huge problem keeping it clean I would arrive at the marina to find bird crap and coal dust all over my new boat:mad: Spent at least two hours cleaning the boat before we would go anywhere. I also was harrased by my friends waiting to leave, big time pressure!
Last year I bought a full mooring cover:cool: best thing I've done. We get to the boat and pull the cover off spot clean a couple spots with Quick clean marine and I'm out of there:D
I do a major wash down about once a month compared to every week. Soooo point of the story buy a full mooring cover its worth every penny and then some!

I agree. Also have a full cover. Its a pain taking it on and off but you save hours in cleaning time plus the gelcoat protection. I had a hard time with mine at first figuring out the front from back when getting it on. I took a marker and put arrows facing forward and marked port / starboard on the inside edge.

Wow.....Too Old, I think you would have a pretty motor with a bit of crap from the hunk of crud in the oiling system.... heh ;)

Ted, you are sick puppy.

Mitch....... they have good medications for OCD now
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I think that people all do things differently for sure. Interesting points of view!

As far as MECHANICAL....... Amsoil changed often is a must.

I am amazed though.....most of the "anal-fanatic-OCD detail" guys I know put that **** dinosaur sludge oil that Merc sells in thier boat. They say it is "factory."

Synthetic...good synthetic is key to a happy motor.

For my Donzi I had a transport cover. Felt on the inside and heavy vinyl on the outside. It was from a new 33 and the jerks left it at the dealer. It was in a wad on the floor so he said take it home. It covered the boat right to the waterline. Kept it as clean as it was left. AND I AM NOT SICK. just a little anal about clean. There are very few who can keep up with me on this subject. Everything I own is cleaner than new.:cool:

I'm a slob in the house but on board, it has to be perfect.

I say it's definitely worth it to keep your boat as clean as you possibly can. My last boat I was meticulous about keeping it clean and after 4 years of owning it, and driving it many hours, I sold it for $500 less than I paid for it. Everyone that came and looked at it said it was the cleanest boat in that price range that they had seen. It was a 93 and many times at the docks and launch ramps I was asked if I had just bought it new. All the sweat is very well worth it in the ROI.


Ted