First Winter with the Boat

[katieclooney]

Tuned, my beard is hot!

So leaving the algae to the spring wont hurt anything? I will definitly powerwash in the spring, I just dont want to harm her by not cleaingin it

[tuned]

Tuned, my beard is hot!

It certainly got me going!

So leaving the algae to the spring wont hurt anything? I will definitly powerwash in the spring, I just dont want to harm her by not cleaingin it

Boat beards have been scientifically proven to stop growing when denied their chosen diet of warm, brackish water and small crustaceons.

[jayw]

Best you pressure wash when the boat first comes out of the water. As time goes on I don't know that it will be harder to clean, but I do know pressure washing won't completely get rid of the the hard deposits left behind by the chain's algae-rich water UNLESS you are on top of it immediately. They set up like cement. At least this seems truer on aluminum, fiberglass seems easier to clean.

You may consider professional acid washing. I've used Toon Brite in the past but never had great success with it. It stained our aluminum on the Sylvan we had at the WI cottage. My fault probably yet I tried to follow the instructions. I have half a container of it left over, likely I'll go to the chemical dropoff day with it or something.

Now we do in & out service for this toon as I mentioned. The boat rarely stays in the water overnight. To us, it's worth the extra money to have peace of mind and to keep the toons clean. I realize it's not for everyone.