How to wash boat with no shore water

[drewkaree]

Ceramic coating for anything below the water line? Not sure how durable it would be with the constant scrubbing at cruising speed, or whether the juice would be worth the squeeze, both cost-wise and longevity.

Cc: @suke

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

HydroHoist collects a ton of brownish growth.
Same stuff gets on the bottom of the boat especially when the lake hits 85-90 degrees.
So boat looks brownish. Would be nice to hit it with power washer.
I may go the route of using Dewalt gadget. No plan to use any chemicals.
Problem is my dock has 20 boats and dock across the creek has 25 more. I am pretty sure that some Karen or her male equivalent will filp out, record me, and send it to local DNR.
Anyway, spent couple hours today detailing by hand. Looks like new again!

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Looking good!

So about your dock washing dilemma … I do think you need to have a chat with the DNR, game warden or whatever you have there about using a pressure washer at your dock.

Common sense dictates that if you’re washing the boat or lift off with lake water to remove the crud that got on there whilst on the lake it should be okay. I’d think the issues with pressure washing comes from washing things that contain debris that has bad things in it like oils or solids that could be washed into the lake. It wouldn’t surprise me that the govt and or it’s employees couldn’t see the logic in using lake water to wash off debris from the lake.

 

[zpaul]

Found another option to Dewalt for $160 from Worx.

Nitro 20V Brushless Hydroshot Plus Portable Power Cleaner (710 MAX PSI)

Nitro 20V Brushless Hydroshot Plus Portable Power Cleaner (710 MAX PSI)

www.worx.com

 

[drewkaree]

Found another option to Dewalt for $160 from Worx.

Nitro 20V Brushless Hydroshot Plus Portable Power Cleaner (710 MAX PSI)

Nitro 20V Brushless Hydroshot Plus Portable Power Cleaner (710 MAX PSI)

www.worx.com

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My experience with Worx products are that they SEEM like DeWalt's younger red-headed stepchild. They've had some absolutely great products, and then it's dropped from their line after crazy short time periods. I bought their corded turbine blower, and it's absolutely awesome. I like it even better than my DeWalt 20v blower. They have a cordless version too, but it supposedly suffered from terrible battery life, and unlike DeWalt, Milwaukee, and other top-shelf brands, they don't seem to have decent sales on their replacement batteries. That's why I went with the corded version.

That blower came with a "gutter attachment" so you could blow out your gutters from the ground, and that thing quickly became rarer than hen's teeth. WTF?!? The other drawback is that their products never seemed as robust, even when the specs claim similar performance.

I have no experience with that product you're showing, but I would strongly lean towards the DeWalt. Our service techs at work all use the DeWalt, and while the pressure isn't the same as a gas or electric pressure washer, it works for cleaning vent hoods, oil buildup, etc. This is always in conjunction with powerful chemicals, so the bulk of the work is being done by that, while the DeWalt is simply helping with some removal, and getting the chemicals off after they've done their magic.

710 psi - MAX, is not a lot. Low-powered electrics still kick out 1300-1500 PSI. It's DEFINITELY spec'd as more powerful than the DeWalt, but the DeWalt is going to have better support and longevity of their product line.

For a similar price, check this one out from Amazon. It runs on DeWalt's 20v batteries, and it's supposedly claimed to be even more powerful than the Worx. Although the Chinese knock-offs like that tend to overpromise on their performance, it should at least be more powerful than the Worx, for the same money.

Amazon.com

It says it's "electric", yet it's battery powered, and you should be able to upgrade the hose and gun with even better replacements. If you've got DeWalt batteries, it's ready to go, otherwise you can buy batteries at any brick and mortar, or get some knock-offs from Amazon if you're looking to just test it out at first.

Not trying to shoot down your idea, just giving my experience with Worx products. I'd still buy some of their stuff, but I prefer their corded stuff over their cordless - those batteries tend to not be as robust, and their corded stuff has proven to me to be more powerful and less problematic.

 

[suke]

Ceramic coating for anything below the water line? Not sure how durable it would be with the constant scrubbing at cruising speed, or whether the juice would be worth the squeeze, both cost-wise and longevity.

Cc: @suke

Unless you're doing bottom paint there's little you can put on the bottom that won't see severe abuse to make worth it. HOWEVER, I go ceramic coat everything I can reach that isn't the total bottom side of the hull. I do coat the keel that I can reach at the front. My boat also doesn't stay wet slipped. If you're paying for it, I probably wouldn't pay extra to do the bottom. If it's included for the same price....why not.

 

[Murf'n'surf]

Since you are on fresh water, you can use the lake water and a portable pump but must first filter it and soften it to remove heavy minerals. Once softened you don't even have to dry it unless its super hot out or your boat is dark colored. Years ago, I picked up a similar set up at West Marine for washing the yacht. Water spots were always an issue because the large areas would dry before you had time to get back to dry it with the chamois. Here is a similar filter/softener:

Softeners - Recreational Water Systems, LLC

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softcellwater.com

 

[Cambo]

I boat in salt water once the boat is on the trailer after boating I pull over and have a big Kahuna home made style wash tank 3.5gallon . Its wired to a 20v drill battery I rinse the entire boat hull with the fresh water in the tank use a squeegee to wipe the water then towel dry. the boat is spotless after this 10 min one person quick rinse

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