Bill McElroy
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Got this from BassFan.com.......GREAT ideas!!!
The Tidy Boat Man
by Dave Scroppo - 12.Dec.2002
The secret for cleaning your dirty boat is under your kitchen sink
After a hard few days fishing in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, on mineral-filled freshwater lakes that left hull and outboard flecked with water spots and white scale, you'd think it would have taken a chisel to pry the crud loose. But Joe Beech, maker of JNB Originals specialty walleye tackle and all-around handyman, pulled out a spray bottle, spritzed the stains and wiped clean with a towel.
His magic elixir? Toilet bowl cleaner ($1.89 for 32 ounces) diluted with water.
In keeping with Beech's resourcefulness, we've assembled a collection of unexpected cleaners and solvents that do the job quickly and inexpensively. Best of all, these boater's little helpers are waiting in the cupboard or under the kitchen sink, ready for serious action beyond their more mundane uses.
Link to "General boat maintenance and winterizing" sidebar
The Works
With The Works Toilet Bowl Cleaner, elbow grease is at a minimum when swabbing a water-stained fiberglass hull, the plastic hood of an outboard or an engine's metal drive-shaft housing where heat bakes on white gunk like cake frosting. After all, the solvent is made to remove lime scale and hard-water buildup. To press into action, dilute The Works in a spray bottle 4-to-1 with water, then squirt on and wipe off. Warning: Be sure you get toilet bowl cleanser, not drain cleaner, which might very well eat a hole in your hull.
Lemon juice
It's no secret that fish and lemon juice go together. But in this case, citrus doesn't complement fish
The Tidy Boat Man
by Dave Scroppo - 12.Dec.2002
The secret for cleaning your dirty boat is under your kitchen sink
After a hard few days fishing in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, on mineral-filled freshwater lakes that left hull and outboard flecked with water spots and white scale, you'd think it would have taken a chisel to pry the crud loose. But Joe Beech, maker of JNB Originals specialty walleye tackle and all-around handyman, pulled out a spray bottle, spritzed the stains and wiped clean with a towel.
His magic elixir? Toilet bowl cleaner ($1.89 for 32 ounces) diluted with water.
In keeping with Beech's resourcefulness, we've assembled a collection of unexpected cleaners and solvents that do the job quickly and inexpensively. Best of all, these boater's little helpers are waiting in the cupboard or under the kitchen sink, ready for serious action beyond their more mundane uses.
Link to "General boat maintenance and winterizing" sidebar
The Works
With The Works Toilet Bowl Cleaner, elbow grease is at a minimum when swabbing a water-stained fiberglass hull, the plastic hood of an outboard or an engine's metal drive-shaft housing where heat bakes on white gunk like cake frosting. After all, the solvent is made to remove lime scale and hard-water buildup. To press into action, dilute The Works in a spray bottle 4-to-1 with water, then squirt on and wipe off. Warning: Be sure you get toilet bowl cleanser, not drain cleaner, which might very well eat a hole in your hull.
Lemon juice
It's no secret that fish and lemon juice go together. But in this case, citrus doesn't complement fish
