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Post by mwardncsu on Mar 1, 2017 19:38:39 GMT -5
I was supposed to do this in December but never got around to it as I was fishing too much.... figured I'd better clean her up before it's time to slime her up catching Spring Gizzards   |
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Post by drag4striper on Mar 1, 2017 20:08:51 GMT -5
Looks good. You need a brown boat not a white one.  |
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Post by quackquackboom on Mar 1, 2017 23:03:41 GMT -5
like them pack stickers...
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Post by Live Bait JunkEE on Mar 2, 2017 5:03:34 GMT -5
Was that a one man cleaning crew ?? That is nothing but clorox??? I see that power washer in the back.. Looks great!!!!!!
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Post by mwardncsu on Mar 2, 2017 5:48:42 GMT -5
Power washer and Clorox Cleanup and about 4.5 hours for one (tired) man.
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Post by 31Airborne on Mar 2, 2017 7:13:28 GMT -5
I love the padded carpet on my sled but keeping it clean is a chore. There are days I wish I had hard decks. Being able to pull up in the carwash and hose everything down is a real luxury. Just sayin' . . .
Dunno about them pack stickers tho'. Geaux Tigers!
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Post by coheasion on Mar 2, 2017 8:23:29 GMT -5
One of my main reasons for going with the boat I did was to remove the whole cleaning thing out of my life....no more white gelcoat and non-skid decks for me and everything is raised off the deck and a couple of 5 gallon buckets of water splashed on the deck cleans it right up and washes everything right overboard ;-)
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Post by mwardncsu on Mar 2, 2017 9:29:16 GMT -5
Oh, you'll still be getting out the scrub brush or power washer from time to time - the dirt that comes up with cast nets and gizzard slime makes a powerful stuff that dirties up anything - even that lightly textured vinyl floor just does not totally rinse off of that stuff. Oh and then there is the pollen.... Speaking of pollen - I could not believe that I was seeing pollen floating on the water earlier this week. That's not supposed to come till April. Fortunately no pollen boogers on my lines though. But I agree it at least won't look as dirty as quick I now understand why some boats are that tan color - they probably were originally white  |
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Post by coheasion on Mar 2, 2017 9:41:47 GMT -5
Yeah - I simplified it a little bit but so far keeping the new boat clean vs the old boat is definitely a night and day difference. I spend 15-20 minutes scrubbing at the end of a weekend now vs 1-2 hours on the old bayboat.
The key is throwing those buckets of water on the boat as soon as I am done throwing the cast net before the dirt and slime has a chance to dry and dig in.
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Post by mwardncsu on Mar 2, 2017 9:43:37 GMT -5
Mine gets cleaned twice a year wether it needs it or not You're right about the benefit of a quick dousing early after catching bait though..... |
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Post by coheasion on Mar 2, 2017 9:49:57 GMT -5
That sounds like I how I treat my car - cleaned twice per year. For some reason I have a complex about keeping my boat clean that I don't have with my car.
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Post by Brian on Mar 2, 2017 10:53:06 GMT -5
Do you treat the decks with woody wax or fluid film to hopefully make the yearly washdown easier?
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Post by mwardncsu on Mar 2, 2017 11:17:23 GMT -5
Do you treat the decks with woody wax or fluid film to hopefully make the yearly washdown easier? I've not - probably should. I have used some StarBrite Deck Cleaner with PTEF in the past that is supposed to help but ran out of that a while back. I've heard good things about Woody Wax - but not ever heard of using FluidFilm on fiberglass boat decks - know it for treatment of undercarriages and other metal stuff.... does FluidFilm leave things non-slip? |
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Post by Brian on Mar 3, 2017 7:01:30 GMT -5
I can't tell the difference between Woody Wax and Fluid Film, so I use Fluid Film now because it's less expensive. Woody Wax could be a little slippery if you over-did it. I assume Fluid Film can be the same, but I figured out how much to use back when I used WW.
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Post by mwardncsu on Mar 3, 2017 7:14:08 GMT -5
Tell me more - do you pour on and spread around with a brush? Other than on-line where can you find FluidFilm?
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