aluminum boat and algea

[love2fishhave2work]

I am debating on leaving my boat in the water for the summer on simcoe as opposed to towing back and forth. One concern is the algea stains that I see on the boats. I have an aluminum in mint condition. Anyone have experience with what a season on the water will do to the boat and motor? Is there a way to remove all of the algea or am I better off keeping it on dry land?

 

Help would be appreciated.

[irishfield]

My Lund is in the water from about May 10th to late October (the 26th last year). I scrub the sides a few times thru the season with a sponge on a broom.. similar to a kitchen mop. The bottom doesn't get too too bad and a spray of starbrite hull cleaner and a rinse takes care of it pretty good when I bring it home. This is on painted hull.. not bare aluminum mind you. My airplane floats... bare alum.. get etched nice and shiney below the water line. Sometimes I think I should take it in shallow water and sink it so the entire float looks the same.

 

Now Temagami is pretty clean water... take the boat to Nippissing at Lakair for a week and it gets almost as dirty as a whole summer on Temagami. Not sure how quick Simcoe slims them up.

Edited February 11, 2009 by irishfield

[Sinker]

slimy grimy will remove anything from your hull.

 

I keep my boat in the water most of the season. I get a bit of staining, but it always comes off. Keep your engine out of the water though, mine seems to be pitting a little bit on the lower unit. I haven't tried to get it off yet though.

 

Sinker

[lew]

My boat also sits in the water all season, but about once a week I use a fairly soft bristle brush and scrub the hull & motor and it keeps it pretty clean. Whenever I pull it outta the water to head to a different lake, I use a spray cleaner called Super Clean from CTC and that does an excellent job.

 

After 10 years though, it definetely has a bit of a light green stain that seems to be on there permanently.

[love2fishhave2work]

thanks for the feedback. much appreciated.

[wkrp]

Get a aluminum hull cleaner from a marina , Captain Phab works really well. Your hull will come out a little on the dull side but it does come clean. My boat stayed in the water at the french River all season and it came clean.

[aplumma]

If you have an aluminum boat that sits in the water that has electric run to the dock/marina you should install EXTRA magnesium/zinc anode to a grounded part of the boat. The pitting and corroding you see on the motor is actually happening all over the boat.

 

 

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