[Rhodes22-list] Clean up cockpit-- ugh

[bobmellor]

For many years I have used regular all purpose "simple green" for all
pressure washing (house, outdoor furniture, porches, whatever.  and now will
be using on the boat as well) - I think it was the first widely available
supposedly biodegradable and "eco-friendly" solution.  On the house (and now
the boat) I use the method described by others...  a cheap garden sprayer to
spray it on and soak, then plain water thru the pressure washer to take it
off.  I'm just very carefull to keep the pressure washer nozzle far enough
away from the surfaces so it does not damage or "inject" water into the
material itself.

(i do my washing at home, not at marina or ramps)

http://consumer.simplegreen.com/video/cnbc_on_america.wmv

Bob M




R22MikeW wrote:
> 
> Rummy & Bob,
> 
> Where do you wash the boat?  In NY, we are not permitted to use a power 
> washer or discharge cleaning detergents or soaps into the river or other 
> waterways.  The DEC police allow only low pressure water (they cut the
> hose 
> fitting off to prevent the use of a nozzle at the dock) as a means of 
> removing debris.
> 
> While I would love to use these chemicals, I wonder what happens when they 
> are discharged into the water environment.  Do you have a "green" solution 
> that we may use?  Note, I am not a B-H Liberal or tree-hugger but I do 
> respect nature and try to find an acceptable solution.
> 
> Mike
> s/v Shanghaid'd Summer ('81)
>        Nissequogue River, NY
> 
> From: <R22RumRunner at aol.com> Friday, August 31, 2007 8:59 AM
>> Captain Bob,
>> You are correct as usual. If you are only using hose pressure, it can
>> take 
>> a
>> long time to remove all the suds. However, with the use of a pressure 
>> washer,
>> I didn't have problems. Apparently the high pressure removes the soap
>> suds
>> more  efficiently.
>>
>> Rummy
>>
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