Want to put my boat in a slip..... How to keep green buildup off it?
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Want to put my boat in a slip..... How to keep green buildup off it?
I am wanting to put my 415 Stinger in a slip. Trailering it is too much of a pain.
Here on Lewisville Lake in Dallas boats seem to get a lot of green buildup on the hulls and drives.
Short of buying a 13000+ lbs boat lift, what are my options for keeping the bottom relatively clean?
Thanks,
Greg
Here on Lewisville Lake in Dallas boats seem to get a lot of green buildup on the hulls and drives.
Short of buying a 13000+ lbs boat lift, what are my options for keeping the bottom relatively clean?
Thanks,
Greg
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Bottom paint it or take it out very 2 weeks and pressure wash it.
Will they allow floating lifts ?? There are some cheap floating lifts that would keep the hull out of the water.
Will they allow floating lifts ?? There are some cheap floating lifts that would keep the hull out of the water.
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Nothing will stop the algea build up except bottom paint. I left a boat in the water several years ago and found that was more work cleaning it every 3 weeks than pulling it out and putting it on the trailer.
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As stated, bottom paint is the only thing easier than trailering....and even that has it's issues. Leaving an unpainted boat in the water will create more issues than trailering.
can you make arrangements to leave the trailer where the ramp is instead of taking it home?
can you make arrangements to leave the trailer where the ramp is instead of taking it home?
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Like everyone is saying, you will need a lift or bottom paint. And bottom paint and performance boats don't tend to mix well, so a lift would be the answer.
I boat on Lewisville as well, and the water will leave a stain in no time. We generally put in Saturday morning, leave them in the water Saturday night, and pull them Sunday afternoon and its amazing how dirty they can get in the heat of the summer.
I boat on Lewisville as well, and the water will leave a stain in no time. We generally put in Saturday morning, leave them in the water Saturday night, and pull them Sunday afternoon and its amazing how dirty they can get in the heat of the summer.
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Check out this site.http://www.hullliner.ca
I have seen a boat that has been in a hull liner for the past two seasons and the hull/bottom still look good (salt water).
You would still have to watch for hull blistering though.
I have seen a boat that has been in a hull liner for the past two seasons and the hull/bottom still look good (salt water).
You would still have to watch for hull blistering though.
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Check out this site.http://www.hullliner.ca
I have seen a boat that has been in a hull liner for the past two seasons and the hull/bottom still look good (salt water).
You would still have to watch for hull blistering though.
I have seen a boat that has been in a hull liner for the past two seasons and the hull/bottom still look good (salt water).
You would still have to watch for hull blistering though.
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I agree with the above, bottom paint is nast stuff on a performance boat. The cleaning and work would be more than the trailer hassle. I would try to find a lift or see if you can leave it on the trailer close by.