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.
Cleaning an Engine Room
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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.
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.
boathealer
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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.
Gabe n Em
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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:
senangsekali
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