Brown waterline stain - GONE!!

[Rich Stidger]

This weekend while covering my sailboat, I used a product called "Slimey Grimey" that a buddy had. The results were amazing!!It is a powder that is mixed with water and sprayed on the brown waterline crap that I have all the time. My mooring is in a brackish water river and it only takes 2 weeks to get this brown stain on the waterline.I have tried many products with poor or no results in the past. Those that did work required lots of elbow grease.Slimey Grimey sprays on and after 2-5 minutes will wash off 60-90% of the brown with just a hose blast. A light scrub with a fine dobie pad does the job 100%. A little pricey, about $19 for a container that mixes to 5 gallons, but that might be a whole season's worth of product. Well, its on my Christmas list!Now if only I could find a product that worked as well on the black exhaust deposits on my stern....

 

[Barry]

Cleaners

I've used Slimey Grimey for years up here on Lake Champlain. Many of the marinas use that stuff along with power washers during hauling season. It works well but I've seen it make a new galvanized look old after it came in contact with that stuff.For the black stains on your transom try West Marine Black Streak remover. I comes in a spray bottle. Be sure not to wet the surface before spray the stuff on. It seems to clean the exhaust soot very good. Just wipe it off. BEWARE! - It does remove acrylic finishes like Vertglas. Barrys/v "PER DIEM too"

 

[Steve Cook]

Zing works for me.

I use this stuff I get from our marina called "Zing", Boat/US sells it also.It will take the toughest stain off with no effort.Beware, it contains acetic acid and you must ware rubber gloves.It will not harm the gelcoat or FRP.Wipe on spray off- that easy!!!Steve,s/v The Odyssey, (H310)

 

[Jim]

Tire cleaner

I use Bleachy White tire cleaner for the soot on the transom.