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Grime on bottom of boat
Posted on 5/4/22 at 11:30 am
Posted on 5/4/22 at 11:30 am
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Posted on 5/4/22 at 11:35 am to Yeahbuddy35
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Do i need to worry about permanent/irreversible damage to the bottom of the boat if i were to leave it in the water for an extended period of time?
Yes
This is why you often hear of people having to paint the bottom of their boats when they keep them in a wet slip. Eventually it will have to be treated and cleaned before being painted.
Posted on 5/4/22 at 11:35 am to Yeahbuddy35
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Do i need to worry about permanent/irreversible damage to the bottom of the boat if i were to leave it in the water for an extended period of time?
Yes. At some point barnacles will form. I wouldn't worry too much about 7 days if you only do it occasionally, but I'd pressure wash the hull when I got it out.
Posted on 5/4/22 at 11:42 am to Yeahbuddy35
StarBrite hull cleaner will take it rite off, if you got it on a lift.
On and Off, also
Wipe on with long brush
On and Off, also
Wipe on with long brush
This post was edited on 5/4/22 at 11:43 am
Posted on 5/4/22 at 12:19 pm to Yeahbuddy35
I am assuming salt. Yes, the longer you leave it the worse it will get. You will eventually get barnacles growing. And let me tell you by experience, its a bitch to get those off. If the boat isn't bottom painted, you need to have a routine where you can scrub/scrape/brush the bottom and sides about weekly.
Star Brite makes a damn good spray on (when boat is on trailer) that will take the biologics off for the most part. Good for scum and stains. If you get crustaceans, you'll be scraping and using some form of muriatic acid or less potent concoction to break up the growth.
Star Brite makes a damn good spray on (when boat is on trailer) that will take the biologics off for the most part. Good for scum and stains. If you get crustaceans, you'll be scraping and using some form of muriatic acid or less potent concoction to break up the growth.
Posted on 5/4/22 at 2:13 pm to Shexter
That guys boat can double as a marine biology experiment
Posted on 5/4/22 at 2:24 pm to Yeahbuddy35
If you intend to leave the boat in the water year-round, it would be best to paint the bottom with anti-fouling paint. It will last for a couple years before needing to re-do.
If you are hauling out every so often you can still get a bottom job, but it will last longer.
Or you can just clean it when you haul it out. You can monitor the submersion time and observed growth to determine how long you can go. Stuff grows quicker in the summer (warm water).
If you are hauling out every so often you can still get a bottom job, but it will last longer.
Or you can just clean it when you haul it out. You can monitor the submersion time and observed growth to determine how long you can go. Stuff grows quicker in the summer (warm water).
Posted on 5/5/22 at 9:13 am to Yeahbuddy35
A fishing guide let me in on a secret. AlumaBrite. A quarter of the price of any StarBrite product and will make that hull look brand new. But you absolutely HAVE to wax it after you apply it. Because the gelcoat will be so clean the stains and growth will grow back even faster.
Posted on 5/5/22 at 1:48 pm to Yeahbuddy35
Check out Booyah Clean. Pretty sure some Louisiana boys developed it. Spray on, wait 5 minutes, rinse off. I use it on my pathfinder hull, and It works just like their video. Hull is bright white, and it doesn't strip wax.
Posted on 5/6/22 at 8:03 am to Shexter
I bet his MPH increases once he gets that shite cleaned off.
Posted on 5/6/22 at 1:50 pm to Pioneer BS 175
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I bet his MPH increases once he gets that shite cleaned off.
Noticeably improved.
People who race boats competitively clean the hulls religiously. Those who cheat, apply a slick polymer to ease it through the water.
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