jmr04
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Post by jmr04 on Aug 8, 2017 18:28:43 GMT -5
 Had a boat under an automatic boat cover I had bought for my bass boat. Cover didn't come down far enough to cover and it was an absolute mess this spring. Saw this sprayer somewhere and decided to give it a shot since I was looking for something to clean up my striper boat more frequently without breaking out the power washer. Cleaned up to ski boat very well, although it was mainly pollen. Great thing about it , it's cordless and has a hose you just throw over the side for your source of water so you don't have to mess with cords or a hose. It was relatively cheap ($100). Think it will be great for quick rinses, spraying out shad slime and loose scales during the season when you want to keep the boat somewhat presentable but don't want to break out the big guns. Starting to feel like fall here in WV. Saw a lake temp of 81 which is almost unheard of this time of year. Hopefully be pulling boats sooner rather than later. |
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Post by mwardncsu on Aug 8, 2017 21:23:41 GMT -5
What are you some kind of cold-water sissy and ready to put the boat up for the winter  Thanks for the review - I'd seen those and wondered how much pressure they would put out - the ability to keep it handy at the boat without having to drag the pressure washer down - even a smaller electric on is a bit of a hassle - would be nice to help power off some mud & slime..... |
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Post by coheasion on Aug 11, 2017 11:47:56 GMT -5
jmr - please keep us up to date as you use thing a couple of more times. I like the concept a lot.
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Post by bushwacker on Dec 5, 2017 9:29:11 GMT -5
Had a boat under an automatic boat cover I had bought for my bass boat. Cover didn't come down far enough to cover and it was an absolute mess this spring. Saw this sprayer somewhere and decided to give it a shot since I was looking for something to clean up my striper boat more frequently without breaking out the power washer. Cleaned up to ski boat very well, although it was mainly pollen. Great thing about it , it's cordless and has a hose you just throw over the side for your source of water so you don't have to mess with cords or a hose. It was relatively cheap ($100). Think it will be great for quick rinses, spraying out shad slime and loose scales during the season when you want to keep the boat somewhat presentable but don't want to break out the big guns. Starting to feel like fall here in WV. Saw a lake temp of 81 which is almost unheard of this time of year. Hopefully be pulling boats sooner rather than later. How is this pressure washer working out? |
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jmr04
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Post by jmr04 on Dec 5, 2017 9:38:14 GMT -5
Works well. Won’t clean like a full size washer, but didn’t expect it to. Only thing was I had to buy an extra battery because they only lasts about 10 min. I like that I can store it on the boat and don’t have to deal with garden hoses.
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Post by mwardncsu on Dec 5, 2017 10:16:55 GMT -5
Have you fed it with a pressurized water source (house garden hose, etc) vs just letting it pull from the lake /or a bucket? If so does it give you better flow or more pressure as a result?
I have a washdown pump on my boat which does an OK job in terms of rinsing things off - but it only has so much pressure and won't blast away the stuck on shad scales and such like my smaller electric pressure washer does. Something compact like that, keeping it on the boat, could be interesting and was wondering if coupling it with the wash-down pump source would improve it.....
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Post by jmr04 on Dec 5, 2017 10:36:31 GMT -5
No I’ve never hooked it to a pressurized source although you can. Like you said it rinses the boat but won’t blast off scales.
Based on my experience it wouldn’t blast even hooked to the pressurized source.
It’s been good keeping the boat presentable but won’t replace a yearly deep clean with a real power wash.
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