"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 01:46:35 GMT, "Stan (the Man)"
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"JimH" wrote in
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"Stan (the Man)" wrote in message
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Now, in an attempt to bring this back on topic, I have a question for
the group. A friend insists that I wash and wax my boat while before
I re-launch it for the season. How necessary is that? Will it rot if
I don't?

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Stan

I wash, polish and wax my boat before it is splashed for the season.
I also wash and wax the boat most every time I take it out from mid
June to September (when the water is warm enough for me to jump in at
a shallow sandy area). If I cannot get in the water I wash the boat
at the dock before taking it out.

I may be compulsive/obsessive but I like my boat to look clean when I
take it out, even for fishing. ;-)

Yeah, my friend is like that, too. What I want to know, though, is whether
or not it's necessary to the well-being of the boat.

It will help protect the gel coat, but if you keep your boat at a
marina with the same side to the sun all the time, you will get fading
no matter what you do.

But the gel coat will be in good shape.

Each time I wipe down the boat after use, I use McGuire's Spray wax. Give a
little wax as you dry the boat.