Advice please cleaning my boat

[GFox]

What's the best way to thoroughly clean my boat. I'm doing so after every trip but not sure what the best way to clean in tighter areas like the rudder etc to stop algae, tiny mud snail and zebra mussels getting caught there. Any advice would be welcome

 

[sarabande]

I really am not convinced that anyone can be repetitively naive about cleaning a boat (or anything, for that matter).

You have had plenty of detailed advice in another thread on the same topic.

My advice is stop asking, and just get out and do it.

 

[Wansworth]

But coming on here and asking fools the brain into thinking your doing something constructive?

 

[[70521]]

What's the best way to thoroughly clean my boat.

Employing staff to do the work!

Seriously, unless you are racing at international level it really does not make that much of a difference. There was a chap who had a very sophisticated lift in the marina that I used to keep the boat. He would motor onto his berth and the boat would be lifted out of the water. Goodness knows how much he paid for it. A simple way of dry storage.

I rather like the concept of a boat scrub as you enter and leave a marina. I understand there is a Scandinavian company who manufacture a device.

Which reminds me I better clean round the rudder before I get splashed.

 

[Biggles Wader]

Moor boat next to a 5G mast-----All biological life will be destroyed in minutes. Make sure you are not jabbed or you will be at risk too.

 

[Wansworth]

Take up stamp collecting,less stress ful

 

[Blueboatman]

To discourage slime…

Cover the underwater hull in used stamps for a first class result

 

[Boathook]

Blowtorch to cook the offending creatures. Not to sure what zebra mussels taste like so please let us know.

 

[William_H]

Dear MrFox. I apologize for some of the comments made here on your concern. It does not seem to be clear if your boat is on a trailer or has been lifted out of the water.
If on a trailer and it has been feft in the water for some time you may need to clean the hull. A pressure wash is the common easiest way to clean but may need hand scrub with something like a scouring pad. For the intricate crevasses if you don't have a pressure wash just poke around. As said bleach is a good cleaner disinfectant. All the same goes if boat has been lifted out of the water. You will need to clean it before applying anti foul paint. ol'will

 

[Poey50]

Aside from William_H, what an unpleasant set of responses to a new member.

 

[Boathook]

Aside from William_H, what an unpleasant set of responses to a new member.

It was a second post by the OP asking the same question. The first post did have sensible answers and if the OP wasn't sure about something reply to posts.

Link to his first post Advice please decontaminating boat

 

[Poey50]

It was a second post by the OP asking the same question. The first post did have sensible answers and if the OP wasn't sure about something reply to posts.

Link to his first post Advice please decontaminating boat

I read his first post before commenting.

 

[ashtead]

Let’s see a photo of your vessel as that might elicit some more insightful replies here but in particular of the ills which it suffers?

 

[Biggles Wader]

Aside from William_H, what an unpleasant set of responses to a new member.

I interpret it as humour of which we could do with a lot more.