"Peter, your approach to boat washing reminds me of a 7 year old boy who sees no point to taking a bath 'cuz he'll just get dirty again."
C'mon Peggy, that's a bit over the top, you've ben sniffing your cleaning chemicals a bit much methinks.* Do you wash your car every time you go out in it?* I suspect not.* Does it suffer BO if you don't...?* Does your boat stay clean for long after you've washed it down - if you have one - your comments suggests not?* Well I'll bet the seagulls and sea swallows and other winged and feathered varmints in the US eat, sleep, and defaecate just like ours here is Oz do, and they love to nest on my boat, (sea swallows, that is), but I have a cunning plan, and I'm gradually winning.* Also, let's not forget the dust and salt spray which is always blowin' in the wind', so boats tend not to stay pristine for long.* Which is why I prefer to go down and clean it just before we go out.* Works for me.....and it never gets BO....