Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
 
Old 10-05-2015, 10:18 AM   #1
Senior Member
 
Dune's Avatar
 
City: Coastal SC
Vessel Model: Viking 65 CP MY (run at trawler speeds !)
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 389
Is high pressure sprayer ok for general boat wash ?

Or too strong, especially if painted boat (Alexseal) ? No exterior teak in this case.
Dune is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-05-2015, 10:26 AM   #2
Enigma
 
RT Firefly's Avatar
 
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 16,566
Greetings,
Mr. C. I use a pressure washer on our Alexseal. Be careful around deck fittings and windows/ports.
__________________
RTF
RT Firefly is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-05-2015, 10:55 AM   #3
TF Site Team
 
Larry M's Avatar
 
City: Jacksonville
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 11,682
I'm not a fan of pressure washing a boat. As RTF mentioned you have to stay away from some areas. Any caulking, window seals, deck to hull joints, fittings, deck mounted hardware, etc, are not designed to take water at 1500 or greater psi. Brush, soap and water work for me.
Larry M is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-05-2015, 11:03 AM   #4
Guru
 
Capt.Bill11's Avatar
 
City: Sarasota/Ft. Lauderdale
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 5,438
Pressure washers are bad for boats in many ways. And they don't clean as well as a soft brush.
Capt.Bill11 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-05-2015, 11:07 AM   #5
Guru
 
TDunn's Avatar
 
City: Maine Coast
Vessel Name: Tortuga
Vessel Model: Nunes Brothers Raised Deck Cruiser
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 889
As long as you don't hold the nozzle within an inch or two of the hull you should be fine. The farther you hold the nozzle from the hull the lower the pressure of the water impacting the hull is. only go as close as is needed to remove crud. Also pretty much all pressure washers come with a variety of nozzles that give different pressure sprays. Use the intermediate level nozzle and you will be OK. I use that one on my cars with no problems.
TDunn is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-05-2015, 12:32 PM   #6
Guru
 
Old deckhand's Avatar
 
City: Sitka
Vessel Model: Transpacific Marine Eagle 32
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 519
Turbo tip will remove paint.
Old deckhand is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-05-2015, 12:54 PM   #7
Guru
 
caltexflanc's Avatar
 
City: North Carolina for now
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 6,348
I've never liked the idea of pressure washing a boat and frankly don't see the point. What good can happen? Regular hose and nozzle, super soft brush as Bill said.
__________________
George

"There's the Right Way, the Wrong Way, and what some guy says he's gotten away with"
caltexflanc is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-06-2015, 08:24 AM   #8
Guru
 
Steve's Avatar
 
City: Thibodaux, Louisiana
Vessel Name: Gumbo
Vessel Model: 2003 Monk 36
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 3,882
Don't go near any vinyl sticker lettering with the pressure washer it can shred the edges. As mentioned above it cn push water past window or hatch gaskets.
__________________
Steve W.
https://mvgumbo.blogspot.com/
Steve is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-06-2015, 10:41 AM   #9
Guru
 
fstbttms's Avatar
 
City: Under a boat, in a marina in the San Francisco Bay
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 615
Quote:
Originally Posted by Caladan View Post
Or too strong, especially if painted boat (Alexseal) ?
Great way to locate leaky spots.
__________________
Clean bottoms are FastBottoms!
fstbttms is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


» Trawler Port Captains
Port Captains are TF volunteers who can serve as local guides or assist with local arrangements and information. Search below to locate Port Captains near your destination. To learn more about this program read here: TF Port Captain Program





All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:18 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2006 - 2012