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01-08-2018, 04:24 PM
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Senior Member
City: Norfolk, VA
Vessel Model: Bayliner 3870
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 308
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Interesting ideas...I was contemplating wiping everything down with Mineral Spirits and a quantity of disposable rags.
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01-08-2018, 05:04 PM
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Guru
City: Boston
Vessel Name: Adelante
Vessel Model: IG 30
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 1,611
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I filled a portable garden sprayer with Krud Kutter. Sprayed the bilge. Let it sit for a couple of hours. Rinsed with hose and long handled stiff brush. There are going to be inaccessible spots that need scrubbing. It is water based and biodegradable but don't chuck the rinse water in a waterway.
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01-08-2018, 06:41 PM
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Guru
City: Coupeville Wa.
Vessel Name: Pacific Myst
Vessel Model: West Bay 4500
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 2,416
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cool beans
Interesting ideas...I was contemplating wiping everything down with Mineral Spirits and a quantity of disposable rags.
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I'm not sure I'd want to use mineral spirits in a fiberglass hull. It seems to me that the surfaces are a bit porous and mineral spirits are flammable. I've used mineral spirits in steel and aluminum hulls where I can be sure the last bits evaporate fully. Maybe a water based solvent like Klean-Strip Prep-All Waterbased Panel Wipe
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01-12-2018, 05:31 PM
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Guru
City: Sydney
Vessel Name: Sojourn
Vessel Model: Integrity 386
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 13,333
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Thanks for the responses, I was off line due to a lightning strike frying our modem.
My Karcher washer has a detergent spray feature I can use to pre-wet areas, before using more forceful spray. I`m inclined to try that first,with some degreaser on hand too, accepting there will still be some manual cleaning. I need to look after my back and not provoke known issues and want to avoid contorted body positions.
The IG has ss trays under each engine and gearbox to catch any leaks,I don`t doubt the dirt has an oil component build up, but not as the main problem. There are also large lift out ER "roof" panels,so steam is a possibility if the Karcher attack doesn`t work out.
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2005 Integrity 386 "Sojourn"
Sydney Australia
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01-12-2018, 09:38 PM
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Senior Member
City: Anchor Pointe, Ohio
Vessel Name: Sea Moose
Vessel Model: 1976 34' D/C Taiwanese Trawler
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 360
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Second the suggestion on dishwasher soap. Cheap, effective, and cuts grease like crazy. But haul the boat, pull the plug, and do it on land if you’ve got a big mess down there.
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01-12-2018, 10:44 PM
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TF Site Team
City: California Delta
Vessel Name: FlyWright
Vessel Model: 1977 Marshall Californian 34 LRC
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 13,728
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You guys have plugs in your hulls? Not here...
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02-13-2018, 05:52 PM
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Veteran Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 51
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Dawn and lots of rags and paper towels. Shop Vac, too! Pressure washing will take off any paint or finish. Messy. Eventually, give it a good paint job!
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02-13-2018, 07:15 PM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 16,567
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Greetings,
Mr. BK. I've used this device: https://www.harborfreight.com/engine...gun-68290.html with very good results BUT you need a compressed air source. It siphons your choice of cleaning solution and can be adjusted for the amount of solution coming out the "business end". I have used TSP to degrease which is non foaming with both hot and cold water (hot seems more effective). If you pre-treat with a degreasing agent, it also makes a very good rinser as well.
Probably wouldn't take much to make a longer nozzle for those distant crevices.
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02-13-2018, 07:24 PM
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Guru
City: Gibsons, B.C., Canada
Vessel Name: Island Pride
Vessel Model: Palmer 32'
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,414
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I have used the oil absorbent pads to wipe my bilge out several times now.
No , i'm not suggesting it's a substitute for detergent but it's amazing how much crud they pick up. Reducing the oil and dirt before washing will reduce the mess the washing creates and that then must be dealt with.
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02-13-2018, 07:46 PM
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Guru
City: Sydney
Vessel Name: Sojourn
Vessel Model: Integrity 386
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 13,333
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Interesting device RTF. I don`t have a compressor, they don`t cost much so it`s not out of the question, but I will try my Karcher first. Been putting it off, hot weather, old age, time constraints, etc
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2005 Integrity 386 "Sojourn"
Sydney Australia
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02-13-2018, 08:08 PM
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Guru
City: Anacortes
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 1,189
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I use a medium size steam cleaner, a stiff brush, simple green and a lot of elbow grease. The steam cleaner softens oils and such and the simple green keeps it in suspension. I tried it without the sg and lots of gooey things will redeposit as it cools. I wipe up with a case of blue paper towels from Costco. It’s a lot of work, but deep cleans as well as I know how. Next time is mostly easier. Mostly.
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02-14-2018, 10:52 AM
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Senior Member
City: Washington
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 468
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I don't think it's been said yet but in many cases it's difficult or impossible to use a long handled brush in confined areas. You might need a long handled brush to reach the back or sides but you don't have room to get the long handled brush into the engine space.
Home centers and hardware stores sell inexpensive adjustable length handles with threaded ends so as long as you buy a brush that fits the handle you can collapse it to get it in the engine space and then extend it to do your cleaning.
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02-14-2018, 11:21 AM
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Member
City: Cheshire
Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 5
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is there any pictures of any ones engine rooms? so we can see how clean they are ?
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02-14-2018, 12:07 PM
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Guru
City: Looking
Vessel Name: --
Vessel Model: Between boats
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 1,190
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Quote:
Originally Posted by David1125
is there any pictures of any ones engine rooms? so we can see how clean they are ?
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I was proud of the engine room in our boat we just sold last fall. Boat was 11 years old. REGULAR maintenance and cleaning is easy if it is kept up with.
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02-14-2018, 01:32 PM
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Guru
City: Tavernier, FL
Vessel Name: Volans
Vessel Model: 2001 PDQ MV 32
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 580
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We're giving the port multicooler some love right now. Then cleaning will ensue. Not much of a "room" but the floor boards are freshly painted. We keep clean diapers under the engines. Looks better than the raw fiberglass and helps track any leaks
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02-14-2018, 04:26 PM
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#36
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Guru
City: Holladay, UT
Vessel Name: Dream Catcher
Vessel Model: Nordic Tug 37-065
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 841
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Quote:
Originally Posted by David1125
is there any pictures of any ones engine rooms? so we can see how clean they are ?
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Here's my 26-footer's engine compartment. At age 17, with 5000 hours.
Here's the Nordic Tug's, age 14:
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Dream Catcher (Nordic Tug 37-065) Poulsbo WA
Previously: New Moon (Bounty 257), Cindy Sea (C-Dory 22 Cruiser)
"Cruising in a Big Way"
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03-05-2018, 01:31 PM
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Senior Member
City: Victoria
Vessel Name: Senang Sakali
Vessel Model: North Sea 37
Join Date: Jun 2017
Posts: 216
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