T&T: Another LESSON LEARNED

[Keith]

Another trick is to get a garden hose sprayer, load it up with dishwashing
liquid like Joy, and spray the boat before yard work. It'll make a thin
coating of soap on the boat, and once it gets dirty, you can pretty much
just hose it down and wash all the crud off. 




Keith
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Follow Trawlerers: last week I had Seahawk on the hard at a local
do-it-yourself yard. One of the projects was to repair a couple blisters on
the chines which involved grinding away at lots of layers of bottom paint
and barrier coat and gelcoat. The upshot of all this is that water at this
yard is closely guarded so we decided to wash the boat once we got her home.
We were tired so didn't get to the washing until after a rain (Pacific NW).
The gelcoat on our freshly sealed and waxed topsides was splotchy and almost
black in areas from the sanding dust I assume. The stains come out but with
a lot of elbow grease.

Lesson - cover or wash the boat - remove the sanding dust, especially bottom
paint. 

John Hinshaw