[Rhodes22-list] Best Stuff to clean your boat

[Bob Keller]

I bought a concentrate at Ace Hardware along with some generic bleach at Publix.  I use a handheld tank sprayer - mine is only a gallon but I fill it and leave it in the lazarette.

BK
 
> From: R22RumRunner at aol.com
> Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:00:20 -0400
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Best Stuff to clean your boat
> 
> Art,
> He also didn't tell us where one can purchase this magical liquid.
> 
> Rummy
> 
> 
> In a message dated 10/11/2009 8:15:10 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
> czerwonky at earthlink.net writes:
> 
> Bob,
> 
> Thanks for the recommendation, Bob. Your impression after having your 
> upcoming outing on the boat will be helpful too. I'm curious what sprayer you 
> use. Would a hand sprayer work?
> 
> Would I enjoy seeing you all in Florida!
> 
> Art
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Bob Keller <r22yankeeclipper at hotmail.com>
> >Sent: Oct 10, 2009 11:48 PM
> >To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Best Stuff to clean your boat
> >
> >
> >Just wanted to share something I tried last week. I always used "mean 
> green" to clean my R-22. Not the stuff you smoke, but the stuff they sell at 
> Dollar General. Used to buy the concentrate and mix it with water in a 
> tank sprayer and clean the boat with it. It used to be fine until I moved 
> to the S. Georgia coast and when I left the boat in or out of the water for 
> a couple of weeks it would be covered with dirt and mildew. The mean 
> green only worked if I scrubbed it with an abrasive sponge. Used to kick my 
> ass between having to scrub and fight off the sand gnats. It was a losing 
> battle and the boat was really getting worse and worse and scrubbing it was 
> getting old. 
> >
> > 
> >
> >My daughter's boyfriend (future son-in-law?) told me to try Jomax which 
> he used to clean the fancy houses at the Ford Plantation in Richmond Hill. 
> I bought a small container of the concentrate, mixed it with bleach as per 
> the instructions and used the same tank sprayer to apply it to the 
> sailboat. The boat was a huge mess since it sat in the boat yard uncovered from 
> May until September. 
> >
> > 
> >
> >I sprayed the stuff on the dry surface of the boat and let it sit for a 
> while and had the sponge and bucket ready. It was amazing - all the dirt 
> and mildew came off on its own - all I had to do was rinse. Did not have to 
> pick up a sponge and I called Sheila to show her how clean the boat looked. 
> She was amazed. I am really glad to have found this because when I keep 
> the boat in the water at the Shrimp Docks it gets filthy and I have had no 
> easy way to clean it. This Jomax cleaned spots where I had not been able 
> to reach before and it sparkled. 
> >
> > 
> >
> >No, I am not trying to sell Jomax - this is not an infomercial. I am 
> just sharing what I consider an amazing new finding in how to clean your boat 
> without much effort. 
> >
> > 
> >
> >After the Jomax treatment, I gave it a quick Woody Wax treatment and I am 
> ready for the next trip next week: will it be Punta Gorda, Gulfport, 
> Hartwell or Hilton Head? Not sure yet - it is weather dependent, but will let 
> you know.
> >
> >Bob K
> >
> >Yankee Clipper
> >
> >
> > 
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