hull cleaning???

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I recently had my boat moored at Capitola on a can for a month. We went out chasing salmon every day so the boat was in use constantly. In any event before pulling it out, it had about a three inch green beard on the water line. A local teenager who does this sort of thing, spent two hours in the water cleaning the boat as best he could. Did a good job. However, back at home it has a lot of green still on the underside of the hull. In years past I have tried all sorts of methods to clean it and not damage the gelcoat. Do any of you have any good ideas to get this cleaned up a little better. Thanks

DBH
 
Davelm,

I've been to two county fairs and a rodeo but I have never heard of Sno-Bowl. What would that be?

DBH
 
i always head for the fresh water, it doesn't take long for a trip to the delta to rid the boat of unwanted algae.
i'm geting ready to remove fresh water scum by heading down bay for a week
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home port bethel island
 
Interesting theory, I am going the other direction, hoping salt water will kill all the little munchkins. I had a diver lined up, but he had to change his first date, then I was in Denver the second time, so we are hoping the salt water will kill the fresh water stuff.

This may sound dumb, but I have an excuse, I have wondered why we couldn't use a shop broom with stiff bristles on the bottom?
Not stiff enough to take bottom paint off though.

I even considered trying it before we leave. I would need a longer handle though...
 
It's a toilet bowl cleaner, look in the grocery store. It doesn't take too much elbow grease, works good and smells great. It always kept the beard off my boats.
 
I second the fresh water soak. And visa versa. Last month a guy bought a boat in Alameda which had been berthed for several years and not run much the couple of years. When he brought it to Bethel Island and it sat/was run in fresh water, the green "beard" went away. Hull, transom and trim tabs are all clean now.

I like to run my boat down into salt water too. Since it is only resting in the water when I am using it, the boat only needs this treatment once a summer.
 
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Originally posted by DLL

Interesting theory, I am going the other direction, hoping salt water will kill all the little munchkins. I had a diver lined up, but he had to change his first date, then I was in Denver the second time, so we are hoping the salt water will kill the fresh water stuff.

This may sound dumb, but I have an excuse, I have wondered why we couldn't use a shop broom with stiff bristles on the bottom?
Not stiff enough to take bottom paint off though.
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Your best bet is to hire a hull cleaner. Trying to clean the boat from the dock, you will undoubtably miss many areas and will certainly be unable to clean the running gear, thru-hulls, transducers etc. Not to mention the damage to the paint something like a brush will do.
 
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Originally posted by UpperDecker

how long of a bath does it need?

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I run the boat for about in hour in the salt water; then run it back into fresh water for another hour to flush the salt out of the system. After I get back to the dock, I rinse all the salt spray off of the entire boat.

I guess if you are running up into fresh water, that isn't an issue......... Nice easy way to spend an afternoon.
 
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