mlines
Well-Known Member
So the general winter maintenance is under way.
I have never liked leaving the props on the boat over the winter as they are quite valuable. Therefore we always take them off and give them a clean.
As you can see, they have picked up some general dirt and surface deposits over the year in the water.
The first stage is to clean off the deposits. There are lots of expensive "boat" cleaners, but my preference is "Cillit Bang" at £1.49 from Tesco.
I simply sprayed it on, left it for a while and then washed it off. Cillit Bang does affect your skin so wear gloves at this stage as it hurts!
Now in previous years I have polished them myself using items from online retailers such as Metal Polishing Supplies. This year I found a local Metal Polishing expert in the form of Bracknell Metal Polishing (actually located just outside Wokingham). They quote £30 per prop so I sent them off to them rather than mess around myself.
Here are the very pleasing results.
I have never liked leaving the props on the boat over the winter as they are quite valuable. Therefore we always take them off and give them a clean.
As you can see, they have picked up some general dirt and surface deposits over the year in the water.
The first stage is to clean off the deposits. There are lots of expensive "boat" cleaners, but my preference is "Cillit Bang" at £1.49 from Tesco.
I simply sprayed it on, left it for a while and then washed it off. Cillit Bang does affect your skin so wear gloves at this stage as it hurts!
Now in previous years I have polished them myself using items from online retailers such as Metal Polishing Supplies. This year I found a local Metal Polishing expert in the form of Bracknell Metal Polishing (actually located just outside Wokingham). They quote £30 per prop so I sent them off to them rather than mess around myself.
Here are the very pleasing results.