My boat is a 1987. Always sailed in fresh water. Almost always spends the night(s) on a trailer. During it's lifetime, it has probably only had 6-8 weeks of sitting in the water (overnight) while cruising lakes in the midwest. Otherwise it comes out on the trailer and gets parked till the next weekend.
I have it indoors this winter!!! First time for me....and I have time to work on it.....
So I need your advice. The white gelcoat and the blue striping on the hull clean up very nicely using either a Magic Eraser pad or a Scotchbrite pad. But the blue/green bottom paint doesn't clean up so well. There is a lot of chalking and spotting on the bottom paint, but no major dings or anything. If I Scotchbrite it hard enough to get the crud off, the bottom paint goes with it.
From an aesthetic point of view, I could care less about the bottom, as I never see it! But seriously, is this something I should attack? Other than hurting the boats feelings (!), will it hurt anything else if I let this go?
Thanks.......Mike
I have it indoors this winter!!! First time for me....and I have time to work on it.....
So I need your advice. The white gelcoat and the blue striping on the hull clean up very nicely using either a Magic Eraser pad or a Scotchbrite pad. But the blue/green bottom paint doesn't clean up so well. There is a lot of chalking and spotting on the bottom paint, but no major dings or anything. If I Scotchbrite it hard enough to get the crud off, the bottom paint goes with it.
From an aesthetic point of view, I could care less about the bottom, as I never see it! But seriously, is this something I should attack? Other than hurting the boats feelings (!), will it hurt anything else if I let this go?
Thanks.......Mike