Well, the sun finally came out this weekend, and the weather was nice. That brought lots of folks to the marina. Everyone is itching to do the spring cleaning. But what's the most sustainable type of cleaning or cleaner to use?
In looking at various products and descriptions - it turns out the answer is ... water.
For wood hulled boats, nothing beats dousing the decks with salt water. The salt water treatment helps to keep the planks at a stable moisture content and keeps the swelling and shrinking cycles at bay.
For everyone else - the salt water treatment works, too.
But if you really want to get the "green" off your topsides, canvas and decks - a yearly dose of the pressure water is the safest for the environment. The only thing to watch out for are the wood trim pieces. Hitting wood with water at high pressure can cause big damage as softer wood is removed, leaving the harder ring wood.
Otherwise, hitting the boat with the pressure water treatment produces no soaping or chemical residues that end up in the water.
Maybe hearing the buzzing of pressure washer kits going off around the marina isn't such a bad thing after all.
Blessings,
Joel
No comments:
Post a Comment