What do you clean your boat with?
07-11-2014 | 07:19 PM
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Star brite Hull Cleaner from West Marine. I use a rubber glove and put a little on a sponge, wipe it on the yellow/brown spots. Leave it on 1-2 minutes and rise with a hose. Takes the discoloration right off.
I'm on the same 32 ounce bottle for a 3rd season (29' boat). $21.95
I'm on the same 32 ounce bottle for a 3rd season (29' boat). $21.95
07-12-2014 | 09:35 AM
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From: Oneida Lake NY
07-13-2014 | 07:25 PM
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I just tried something this weekend and it seemed to work pretty damn good.
Mothers Foaming Tire and Wheel cleaner works really good for removing exhaust soot/dirt/ etc from the transom. Just spray it on, it foams up, use a brush to scrub it around and then hose it off.
Just wanted to throw that out there
Mothers Foaming Tire and Wheel cleaner works really good for removing exhaust soot/dirt/ etc from the transom. Just spray it on, it foams up, use a brush to scrub it around and then hose it off.
Just wanted to throw that out there
07-14-2014 | 05:56 AM
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Thanks for all the replies. Lots of GREAT info.
This is like what I observed. My brother would slimey grimey his boats white bottom about every week. I used it once a year. After a while his bottom was dirtier after a weekend of boating, like the over cleaning opened the pours in the gel coat and it absorbed more of the mud stain from the river.
So now I bought an 03 Sunny, white bottom and it does the same as my brothers boat did after what I think of as over use of slimey grimey. My boat has a brown stain after one day in the water. Guessing it is due to how the previous owner(s) cleaned the boat. I don't want to make it worse by using overly porous type of cleaners but once the problem like this appears you either clean it or have a dirty bottom. Dirty bottoms bug the crap out of me.
Yes, once you apply something like Works to your hull you will be cleaning it more and more often as the staining reappears quicker. Not sure if it removes some of the oils in the gel or makes it more porous or both. The freshwater lake I boat on is a nuclear power plant cooling lake. A buddy of mine that slips his boat next to me has worked at the plant and says they put something in the water to help lubricate the seals for the cooling water pumps and he thinks that exasperates our hard water/staining problems.
This is like what I observed. My brother would slimey grimey his boats white bottom about every week. I used it once a year. After a while his bottom was dirtier after a weekend of boating, like the over cleaning opened the pours in the gel coat and it absorbed more of the mud stain from the river.
So now I bought an 03 Sunny, white bottom and it does the same as my brothers boat did after what I think of as over use of slimey grimey. My boat has a brown stain after one day in the water. Guessing it is due to how the previous owner(s) cleaned the boat. I don't want to make it worse by using overly porous type of cleaners but once the problem like this appears you either clean it or have a dirty bottom. Dirty bottoms bug the crap out of me.
07-22-2014 | 10:50 PM
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I agree. It will strip all the wax so your boat will stain easier. If I washed and waxed my boat after using toilet bowl cleaner it would stay clean for a long time.
05-16-2015 | 08:04 AM
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My boat stays in the Lake all year. When I take it out there is a dark brown stain. Tried Power one for the first time. Poured on a towel and wiped it on. After a minute rinsed off. Could not believe how clean and shiny it comes out.
05-16-2015 | 10:59 PM
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From: yorkville,il
for lighter stains i use a product called rolloff,i buy it by the gallon from west marine.apply it on a sponge,clean just like as if it was soapy water,wait one minute and rinse,walla-good as new.for heavy stains i use the works but don,t get it on you as it will burn your skin,rub it on with a soft brush and rinse after one minute.this has worked for me for a lot of years.
