Washing in the water

[ricky_s]

Hi All,

What is the best way to wash/polish the boat when it is still in the water? Get in a tender and scoot around the boat?

Ricky

 

[sarabande]

you will find it very difficult to push against the hull from a tender alongside.

These may be helpful for curved surfaces.

http://www.fine-tools.co.uk/suction-lifters.htm


or from good old Screwfix

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/18817/Hand-Tools/Knives/Glass-Tools/Double-Suction-Lifter

 

[crazy4557]

you will find it very difficult to push against the hull from a tender alongside.

These may be helpful for curved surfaces.

http://www.fine-tools.co.uk/suction-lifters.htm


or from good old Screwfix

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/18817/Hand-Tools/Knives/Glass-Tools/Double-Suction-Lifter

Not wanting to hijack your'e thread but has anyone any experience of theses suction pad thingies?
I've tried scooting round the boat in a tender whilst trying to wash the boat and hang on to the boat at the same time....blooming hard work it is too so this might be a worthwhile gadget to add to the 1000's of other gadgets that we can't live without for one reaon or another...
Any views?

 

[Cliveshep]

Suction lifters would work I guess but a bit of a palaver. Can't you work in the semi-shallows with fisherman's chest waders? At least you aren't hanging over the gunwale of a dinghy. Lidl do sell them from time to time, I suggest you try them out whilst they've still got a stock though, I bought 2 pairs, one of which leaked through the seams at crotch level. Very disconcerting and by the time I found out Lidl had moved on to the next special range.

 

[ajay]

Why not wash polish the pontoon side of the boat then spin her round and do the other? Thats what Ive always done. Whenever Ive tried from a tender you always waste twice as much time and do a half good job.

 

[Doods]

Hi Ricky_S
I have polished our boats from a tender without any problems. Difficult to polish down to water line from the pontoon as pontoon a little on the high side. I tie a rope from bow (Normally anchor head) to stern (Bathing platfrom) and hang it over the side. I pass the rope under the lifting davits on the tender and then tie off. I can then slide the tender along the full length of the boat with no worry of push off when polishing.
Works for me hope it helps you

 

[CX54WEK]

Why not wash polish the pontoon side of the boat then spin her round and do the other? Thats what Ive always done. Whenever Ive tried from a tender you always waste twice as much time and do a half good job.

This has always seemed the sensible way to us.