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Maybe the best boat soap I ever used
The rumors were true! There really was a boat under all that dirt.
The water has been off at my slip since October, so today's project was to motor over to the guest dock and scrub (for 4 hours) her clean. I stopped and purchased a bottle of Meguire's "Gold Seal" car wash soap. ($7.99). I've had it with paying $30 a gallon for so-called boat soap at Big Box Marine- only be disappointed with the results. This Meguires stuff is so concentrated that it pours like molasses. I used half a bottle on my very dirty 36-footer, and the boat hasn't been so clean in a long time. If you're looking for a good boat soap, the answer may not be a "boat soap" at all. :-) |
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Where did you get the Meguires soap? Is it available at most auto parts
places? I'm not familiar with it, but if I can find it I'll surely give it a try. Thanks for the report! "Wayne.B" wrote in message ... On 19 Feb 2005 15:54:09 -0800, wrote: I stopped and purchased a bottle of Meguire's "Gold Seal" car wash soap. ($7.99). I've had it with paying $30 a gallon for so-called boat soap at Big Box Marine- only be disappointed with the results. This Meguires stuff is so concentrated that it pours like molasses. I used half a bottle on my very dirty 36-footer, and the boat hasn't been so clean in a long time. If you're looking for a good boat soap, the answer may not be a "boat soap" at all. :-) ============================= Good to know, thanks for the report. I've also had some luck with Pine-Sol and Simple Green. Pine-Sol seems particularly effective with brown water line stains, and also black sooty residue. |
Gary wrote: Where did you get the Meguires soap? Is it available at most auto parts places? I'm not familiar with it, but if I can find it I'll surely give it a try. Thanks for the report! I bought it at a regional variety/grocery, Fred Meyer. "Wayne.B" wrote in message ... On 19 Feb 2005 15:54:09 -0800, wrote: I stopped and purchased a bottle of Meguire's "Gold Seal" car wash soap. ($7.99). I've had it with paying $30 a gallon for so-called boat soap at Big Box Marine- only be disappointed with the results. This Meguires stuff is so concentrated that it pours like molasses. I used half a bottle on my very dirty 36-footer, and the boat hasn't been so clean in a long time. If you're looking for a good boat soap, the answer may not be a "boat soap" at all. :-) ============================= Good to know, thanks for the report. I've also had some luck with Pine-Sol and Simple Green. Pine-Sol seems particularly effective with brown water line stains, and also black sooty residue. |
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On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 06:42:03 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote: Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On 20 Feb 2005 00:27:45 -0800, wrote: Gary wrote: Where did you get the Meguires soap? Is it available at most auto parts places? I'm not familiar with it, but if I can find it I'll surely give it a try. Thanks for the report! I bought it at a regional variety/grocery, Fred Meyer. The alternate Super Wal-Mart. For some reason I just saw this post and can't agree more with Chuck. I use car products on both boats and they work very well. Why wouldn't car wash products used on plastic and metal cars work on plastic and metal boats? Exactly. Also, dollar for dollar, the combination car wash/wax products have worked very well for me on fiberglass boats over the years. They are great for a quick touch up wash job for instance. The king of all car care products is the Mequires (sp?) line. I used them on my antique truck when I had it and I use their stuff on my '70 Corvette (16,000 original miles thank you very much). Like Chuck said, auto stuff works just fine. And before anybody says it, I will - I'm very picky about how my boats look - I like them clean and sharp looking. I can't say the same for my office, but my boats look great. :) Later, Tom |
wrote in message ps.com... The rumors were true! There really was a boat under all that dirt. The water has been off at my slip since October, so today's project was to motor over to the guest dock and scrub (for 4 hours) her clean. I stopped and purchased a bottle of Meguire's "Gold Seal" car wash soap. ($7.99). I've had it with paying $30 a gallon for so-called boat soap at Big Box Marine- only be disappointed with the results. This Meguires stuff is so concentrated that it pours like molasses. I used half a bottle on my very dirty 36-footer, and the boat hasn't been so clean in a long time. If you're looking for a good boat soap, the answer may not be a "boat soap" at all. :-) Is it biodegradable? Or is that just a marketing ploy for the more expensive soaps at the boat stores? |
Yeah... I've been very unimpressed with a variety of "marine" soaps.. and
found for 88 cents / can, generic scrub and bubbles to work the best.... -j wrote in message ps.com... The rumors were true! There really was a boat under all that dirt. The water has been off at my slip since October, so today's project was to motor over to the guest dock and scrub (for 4 hours) her clean. I stopped and purchased a bottle of Meguire's "Gold Seal" car wash soap. ($7.99). I've had it with paying $30 a gallon for so-called boat soap at Big Box Marine- only be disappointed with the results. This Meguires stuff is so concentrated that it pours like molasses. I used half a bottle on my very dirty 36-footer, and the boat hasn't been so clean in a long time. If you're looking for a good boat soap, the answer may not be a "boat soap" at all. :-) |
"Jay" wrote in message ... Yeah... I've been very unimpressed with a variety of "marine" soaps.. and found for 88 cents / can, generic scrub and bubbles to work the best.... You have to wonder if the 'official' boat soaps are watered down to preserve pristine lakes etc. My boat is trailerable, so I wash it in the driveway...same as the van. |
Simple Green is $7.99 a gallon at Smart and Final. Concentrated, must
be diluted, does everything. Biodegradable. Harbor Patrol has no problem with seeing it being used. It's about the only soap I use. wrote: The rumors were true! There really was a boat under all that dirt. The water has been off at my slip since October, so today's project was to motor over to the guest dock and scrub (for 4 hours) her clean. I stopped and purchased a bottle of Meguire's "Gold Seal" car wash soap. ($7.99). I've had it with paying $30 a gallon for so-called boat soap at Big Box Marine- only be disappointed with the results. This Meguires stuff is so concentrated that it pours like molasses. I used half a bottle on my very dirty 36-footer, and the boat hasn't been so clean in a long time. If you're looking for a good boat soap, the answer may not be a "boat soap" at all. :-) |
Is it biodegradable? Or is that just a marketing ploy for the more expensive soaps at the boat stores? Very few things are not biodegradable. That label does nothing to impress our local envrio-Nazi's. They point out that during the process of decomposition the soaps, etc, usually deplete the oxgen in water. Some of them even do a pretty deceptive demonstration to prove the point. They will put a few drops of "biodegradable" soap into an aquarium, and within 24 hours the goldfish will be dead from oxygen starvation. Looks impressive, until you do the math. How many gallons of water in a 500 acre lake, with an average depth of 75-feet? I don't know, but it would probably take several thousand gallons of soap in such a lake to begin to duplicate the concentration of a few drops in a 10-gallon fish tank. If you covered the lake with boats, gunwale to gunwale, and *everybody* poured in a gallon of undiluted soap at the same time, it might begin to duplicate the concentration in the aquarium demonstration. Most of our local marinas actually have rules against using soap of any kind to wash a boat. Fortunately, none are enforced by the marinas and the "official" enviro Nazis have been told to back off. (One batch of government officials wanted to fine the Seattle Polilce Department. The cops were using tap water to "rinse" the patrol boat after each shift. (No soap involved). The enviro-Nazis got all shrill about dirt being washed into Lake Union. Of course, the same dirt would have fallen directly into the lake if it hadn't landed on the police boat as it fell to earth from our polluted atmosphere....but that doesn't matter. I heard the Seattle Police told the Department of Ecology to go and urinate up a rope following the initial complaint. And should have). We all need to protect the environment, but at the same time we need to live in it. That doesn't mean that we should rape and pillage the public landscape for the short term benefit of a few politically favored corporations, but we should be able to make a reasonable use of resources while bearing in mind the responsibility to leave a useable and enjoyable planet to the next generations. |
wrote in message oups.com... Is it biodegradable? Or is that just a marketing ploy for the more expensive soaps at the boat stores? Very few things are not biodegradable. That label does nothing to impress our local envrio-Nazi's. Hehehe. And I figured *you* for an enviro-Nazi. |
On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 20:09:16 GMT, "Jim," wrote:
As explained to me by a PHD environmental type in my YC. Biodegradable is correct, the soap breaks down into more basic products. problem is the products resulting feed the weads (and we DO have a wead problem). Best suggestion is to wash a little offshore. Wead? Is that how they spell it these days? Later, Tom |
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 20:09:16 GMT, "Jim," wrote: As explained to me by a PHD environmental type in my YC. Biodegradable is correct, the soap breaks down into more basic products. problem is the products resulting feed the weads (and we DO have a wead problem). Best suggestion is to wash a little offshore. Wead? Is that how they spell it these days? Later, Tom Funny thing -- it passed my spell checker too -- anyhow -- the green stuff that grows on the bottom, and fouls your prop |
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On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 20:26:38 GMT, "Jim," wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 20:09:16 GMT, "Jim," wrote: As explained to me by a PHD environmental type in my YC. Biodegradable is correct, the soap breaks down into more basic products. problem is the products resulting feed the weads (and we DO have a wead problem). Best suggestion is to wash a little offshore. Wead? Is that how they spell it these days? Funny thing -- it passed my spell checker too -- anyhow -- the green stuff that grows on the bottom, and fouls your prop A few years ago, I cleaned out the personal dictionary attached to my main spell check dictionary and you would be surprised at how many misspelled words there were in it. Same thing with Agent's spell checker - it has a ton of mistakes. Later, Tom |
In article om,
says... The rumors were true! There really was a boat under all that dirt. The water has been off at my slip since October, so today's project was to motor over to the guest dock and scrub (for 4 hours) her clean. I stopped and purchased a bottle of Meguire's "Gold Seal" car wash soap. ($7.99). I've had it with paying $30 a gallon for so-called boat soap at Big Box Marine- only be disappointed with the results. This Meguires stuff is so concentrated that it pours like molasses. I used half a bottle on my very dirty 36-footer, and the boat hasn't been so clean in a long time. If you're looking for a good boat soap, the answer may not be a "boat soap" at all. :-) Another in the line of efficient products is call Rolloff. It's made by Bell Chemicals and sold by Boatersworld. Floats dirt and build up off more effectively than anything I've tried. I have a oxidized blue stripe and this stuff (in it's most diluted form) washes it away immediately (I've got to repaint the damn thing). Pretty effective on black streaks too but not quite as much as the black streak remover. Sold in gallons for under $20 and a bucket of soapy water takes about a cup if I remember correctly. Here's a link. Very satisfied, no connection. http://www.boatersworld.com/webapp/w...roductDisplay? storeId=10051&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&productId=13219908 |
"jps" wrote in message ... In article , says... wrote in message oups.com... Is it biodegradable? Or is that just a marketing ploy for the more expensive soaps at the boat stores? Very few things are not biodegradable. That label does nothing to impress our local envrio-Nazi's. Hehehe. And I figured *you* for an enviro-Nazi. Add that to the lengthy list of things "you figured." By the time you reach a riper age, hopefully some of the things you figured will be replaced by things you know. Shall I break out the archived "jps prediction" list? I didn't feel like I needed to rub salt in the wound, but if you'd like, I'd be happy to share it with all of the folks. |
On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 20:26:38 GMT, "Jim," wrote:
`` snippage ~ Funny thing -- it passed my spell checker too -- anyhow -- the green stuff that grows on the bottom, and fouls your prop I know why it passed wead - do you? :) Later, Tom |
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"jps" wrote in message ... In article , says... wrote in message oups.com... Is it biodegradable? Or is that just a marketing ploy for the more expensive soaps at the boat stores? Very few things are not biodegradable. That label does nothing to impress our local envrio-Nazi's. Hehehe. And I figured *you* for an enviro-Nazi. Add that to the lengthy list of things "you figured." By the time you reach a riper age, hopefully some of the things you figured will be replaced by things you know. Shall I break out the archived "jps prediction" list? I didn't feel like I needed to rub salt in the wound, but if you'd like, I'd be happy to share it with all of the folks. It was a prediction. The election was pretty close. I though Bush was toast and, if Kerry had run a better campaign, he would have been. Now that Howard Dean is running the Dems, we won't be trying to sell Republican lite. It'll start to become a viable alternative. You however, will continue to assume many of your suppositions to be true. Only time and accumulated wisdom will give you further insight. I expect we'll long be out of touch when you finally come to your senses, if ever. jps |
On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 16:20:17 -0500, "NOYB" wrote:
"jps" wrote in message .. . In article , says... wrote in message oups.com... Is it biodegradable? Or is that just a marketing ploy for the more expensive soaps at the boat stores? Very few things are not biodegradable. That label does nothing to impress our local envrio-Nazi's. Hehehe. And I figured *you* for an enviro-Nazi. Add that to the lengthy list of things "you figured." By the time you reach a riper age, hopefully some of the things you figured will be replaced by things you know. Shall I break out the archived "jps prediction" list? I didn't feel like I needed to rub salt in the wound, but if you'd like, I'd be happy to share it with all of the folks. Do it, do it! John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes |
"John H" wrote in message ... On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 16:20:17 -0500, "NOYB" wrote: "jps" wrote in message . .. In article , says... wrote in message oups.com... Is it biodegradable? Or is that just a marketing ploy for the more expensive soaps at the boat stores? Very few things are not biodegradable. That label does nothing to impress our local envrio-Nazi's. Hehehe. And I figured *you* for an enviro-Nazi. Add that to the lengthy list of things "you figured." By the time you reach a riper age, hopefully some of the things you figured will be replaced by things you know. Shall I break out the archived "jps prediction" list? I didn't feel like I needed to rub salt in the wound, but if you'd like, I'd be happy to share it with all of the folks. Do it, do it! He's nuked some of them. Fortunately, I anticipated this and tagged 'em in my posts by writing "jps prediction" after each stupid statement of his. Disenfranchised republicans just won't show up at the polls. Mark my words doc, your leader is toast. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oh goody. Another Nobbyism that'll get dredged up come November when Bush is sent back to Crawford. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Don't mean a thing. Electoral votes baby. We got 'em, you don't. Bush is toast. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Will you be frequenting rec.boats the day after Bush has his ass handed to him? Hope so. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What an idiotic statement. I expect Bush to win less than a majority of votes again. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bush is Toast! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To pit him against the Champagne Flyboy with the distended cod piece is laughable. People will be looking at the two men asking themselves, "why would I settle for half a man when I can have the real deal?" Then they'll cast their vote for Wesley Clark. |
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says... On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 16:20:17 -0500, "NOYB" wrote: "jps" wrote in message .. . In article , says... wrote in message oups.com... Is it biodegradable? Or is that just a marketing ploy for the more expensive soaps at the boat stores? Very few things are not biodegradable. That label does nothing to impress our local envrio-Nazi's. Hehehe. And I figured *you* for an enviro-Nazi. Add that to the lengthy list of things "you figured." By the time you reach a riper age, hopefully some of the things you figured will be replaced by things you know. Shall I break out the archived "jps prediction" list? I didn't feel like I needed to rub salt in the wound, but if you'd like, I'd be happy to share it with all of the folks. Do it, do it! Texas Ethics Bill Could Allow Appointees to Bar Prosecutions By Sylvia Moreno Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, February 20, 2005; Page A06 AUSTIN -- A key Republican legislator has introduced a bill that would give a Texas agency authority to stop prosecution of election law violations, drawing comparisons to a recent attempt in Washington to rewrite ethics rules to keep House Majority Leader Tom DeLay in power if he is ever indicted. The move by GOP leaders to protect DeLay (R-Tex.) was quashed late last year when even some Republicans in Congress objected. In Texas, critics are calling the bill there a similar bold attempt to protect Republican lawmakers who might get caught in a criminal investigation into illegal campaign fundraising. |
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WTF??? This WAS about SOAP to clean a BOAT. Keep the political crap out of
here for gawds sake. It's really out of control now. SOAP does not mean SOAPBOX!!!!! "jps" wrote in message ... In article , says... On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 16:20:17 -0500, "NOYB" wrote: "jps" wrote in message .. . In article , says... wrote in message oups.com... Is it biodegradable? Or is that just a marketing ploy for the more expensive soaps at the boat stores? Very few things are not biodegradable. That label does nothing to impress our local envrio-Nazi's. Hehehe. And I figured *you* for an enviro-Nazi. Add that to the lengthy list of things "you figured." By the time you reach a riper age, hopefully some of the things you figured will be replaced by things you know. Shall I break out the archived "jps prediction" list? I didn't feel like I needed to rub salt in the wound, but if you'd like, I'd be happy to share it with all of the folks. Do it, do it! Texas Ethics Bill Could Allow Appointees to Bar Prosecutions By Sylvia Moreno Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, February 20, 2005; Page A06 AUSTIN -- A key Republican legislator has introduced a bill that would give a Texas agency authority to stop prosecution of election law violations, drawing comparisons to a recent attempt in Washington to rewrite ethics rules to keep House Majority Leader Tom DeLay in power if he is ever indicted. The move by GOP leaders to protect DeLay (R-Tex.) was quashed late last year when even some Republicans in Congress objected. In Texas, critics are calling the bill there a similar bold attempt to protect Republican lawmakers who might get caught in a criminal investigation into illegal campaign fundraising. |
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On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 21:43:02 -0800, jps wrote:
In article , says... WTF??? This WAS about SOAP to clean a BOAT. Keep the political crap out of here for gawds sake. It's really out of control now. SOAP does not mean SOAPBOX!!!!! Talk to the idiots who started it in this direction. Which would be you. NYOB in a little friendly ribbing said: "Hehehe. And I figured *you* for an enviro-Nazi." To which you replied: "Add that to the lengthy list of things "you figured." By the time you reach a riper age, hopefully some of the things you figured will be replaced by things you know." So point the finger at yourself. Later, Tom |
On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 21:43:21 -0500, "NOYB" wrote:
"John H" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 16:20:17 -0500, "NOYB" wrote: "jps" wrote in message ... In article , says... wrote in message oups.com... Is it biodegradable? Or is that just a marketing ploy for the more expensive soaps at the boat stores? Very few things are not biodegradable. That label does nothing to impress our local envrio-Nazi's. Hehehe. And I figured *you* for an enviro-Nazi. Add that to the lengthy list of things "you figured." By the time you reach a riper age, hopefully some of the things you figured will be replaced by things you know. Shall I break out the archived "jps prediction" list? I didn't feel like I needed to rub salt in the wound, but if you'd like, I'd be happy to share it with all of the folks. Do it, do it! He's nuked some of them. Fortunately, I anticipated this and tagged 'em in my posts by writing "jps prediction" after each stupid statement of his. Disenfranchised republicans just won't show up at the polls. Mark my words doc, your leader is toast. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oh goody. Another Nobbyism that'll get dredged up come November when Bush is sent back to Crawford. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Don't mean a thing. Electoral votes baby. We got 'em, you don't. Bush is toast. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Will you be frequenting rec.boats the day after Bush has his ass handed to him? Hope so. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What an idiotic statement. I expect Bush to win less than a majority of votes again. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bush is Toast! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To pit him against the Champagne Flyboy with the distended cod piece is laughable. People will be looking at the two men asking themselves, "why would I settle for half a man when I can have the real deal?" Then they'll cast their vote for Wesley Clark. Definitely some of the Jipso's finer moments, especially that last one. Thanks, I needed that. John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes |
On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 20:12:18 -0800, jps wrote:
In article , says... The sad part of this is who you ****ing idiots elected to run the country. jps So says a true sore loser. Are you joining the Harry and Basskisser name-calling team? John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes |
"John H" wrote in message ... On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 21:43:21 -0500, "NOYB" wrote: "John H" wrote in message . .. On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 16:20:17 -0500, "NOYB" wrote: "jps" wrote in message m... In article , says... wrote in message oups.com... Is it biodegradable? Or is that just a marketing ploy for the more expensive soaps at the boat stores? Very few things are not biodegradable. That label does nothing to impress our local envrio-Nazi's. Hehehe. And I figured *you* for an enviro-Nazi. Add that to the lengthy list of things "you figured." By the time you reach a riper age, hopefully some of the things you figured will be replaced by things you know. Shall I break out the archived "jps prediction" list? I didn't feel like I needed to rub salt in the wound, but if you'd like, I'd be happy to share it with all of the folks. Do it, do it! He's nuked some of them. Fortunately, I anticipated this and tagged 'em in my posts by writing "jps prediction" after each stupid statement of his. Disenfranchised republicans just won't show up at the polls. Mark my words doc, your leader is toast. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oh goody. Another Nobbyism that'll get dredged up come November when Bush is sent back to Crawford. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Don't mean a thing. Electoral votes baby. We got 'em, you don't. Bush is toast. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Will you be frequenting rec.boats the day after Bush has his ass handed to him? Hope so. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What an idiotic statement. I expect Bush to win less than a majority of votes again. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bush is Toast! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To pit him against the Champagne Flyboy with the distended cod piece is laughable. People will be looking at the two men asking themselves, "why would I settle for half a man when I can have the real deal?" Then they'll cast their vote for Wesley Clark. Definitely some of the Jipso's finer moments, especially that last one. Thanks, I needed that. John H That is why I killfiled the guy. He is nothing but hot air. |
"jps" wrote in message ... In article , says... The sad part of this is who you ****ing idiots elected to run the country. The funny part of this is how cocksure you were about the outcome of the election. I told you repeatedly that Bush would win. In fact, I predicted that he'd break 50%...making him the first president to do so in 16 years. Here's the original post from September 2004: Newsgroups: rec.boats From: "NOYB" Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 00:22:44 -0400 Local: Thurs, Sep 2 2004 9:22 pm Subject: OT: Zell Miller -get down tonight ! "jps" wrote in message ... In article , says... Poor Maureen. She doesn't realize that the heart and soul of America are Bush supporters. What an idiotic statement. I expect Bush to win less than a majority of votes again. Another "jps prediction". And I believe the word you looking for was plurality. Bill Clinton never won the "majority" of votes either. In fact, in 1992 he only received 43% of the vote. In 1996, running against a decent man, but a terrible politician, Clinton got only 46% of the vote. At least Bush was near 50% in his first election win. I expect Bush to get 51-52% of the vote in November. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Looks like I was right on with my prediction. He got 51.23% of the vote. |
"jps" wrote in message ... In article , says... WTF??? This WAS about SOAP to clean a BOAT. Keep the political crap out of here for gawds sake. It's really out of control now. SOAP does not mean SOAPBOX!!!!! Talk to the idiots who started it in this direction. He is...since he's already talking to you. If you read back, you'll see that I was talking to Gould about the biodegradability of soaps. He mentioned the "enviro-nazi's" opposition to soaps, and I told him that I was surprised that he and I were on the same side...because I had figured him for an "enviro-Nazi". That is when you chimed in on a thread that you had contributed absolutely nothing of substance to. |
"Harry Krause" wrote in message ... On 19 Feb 2005 15:54:09 -0800, wrote: The rumors were true! There really was a boat under all that dirt. The water has been off at my slip since October, so today's project was to motor over to the guest dock and scrub (for 4 hours) her clean. I stopped and purchased a bottle of Meguire's "Gold Seal" car wash soap. ($7.99). I've had it with paying $30 a gallon for so-called boat soap at Big Box Marine- only be disappointed with the results. This Meguires stuff is so concentrated that it pours like molasses. I used half a bottle on my very dirty 36-footer, and the boat hasn't been so clean in a long time. If you're looking for a good boat soap, the answer may not be a "boat soap" at all. :-) One of boatings best kept secrets. I have been using this soap for 30 years. darn good stuff. I picked up a gallon of it at Wal-Mart, but started buying the expensive marine stuff at West Marine when I saw all of the bubbles being pumped out of my bilge into the canal. They seemed to last a lot longer on the surface of the water in the canal than the biodegradable stuff. I'm sure that it's just because they use more surfactants...which makes it a better cleaner anyhow. |
"Harry Krause" wrote in message ... NOYB wrote: "jps" wrote in message ... In article , says... WTF??? This WAS about SOAP to clean a BOAT. Keep the political crap out of here for gawds sake. It's really out of control now. SOAP does not mean SOAPBOX!!!!! Talk to the idiots who started it in this direction. He is...since he's already talking to you. If you read back, you'll see that I was talking to Gould about the biodegradability of soaps. He mentioned the "enviro-nazi's" opposition to soaps, and I told him that I was surprised that he and I were on the same side...because I had figured him for an "enviro-Nazi". That is when you chimed in on a thread that you had contributed absolutely nothing of substance to. Your support for non-biodegradable products has been noted, and a depleted uranium fuel rod storage site will be excavated soon right near your house. Cool. I hear it helps grow big fish. Also, I could use a few extra feet of water depth by my seawall. Do you think that the excavating guys could swing by and clear out some of the muck when they're done dumping the DU fuel rods? |
On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:31:00 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message ... NOYB wrote: "jps" wrote in message ... In article , says... WTF??? This WAS about SOAP to clean a BOAT. Keep the political crap out of here for gawds sake. It's really out of control now. SOAP does not mean SOAPBOX!!!!! Talk to the idiots who started it in this direction. He is...since he's already talking to you. If you read back, you'll see that I was talking to Gould about the biodegradability of soaps. He mentioned the "enviro-nazi's" opposition to soaps, and I told him that I was surprised that he and I were on the same side...because I had figured him for an "enviro-Nazi". That is when you chimed in on a thread that you had contributed absolutely nothing of substance to. Your support for non-biodegradable products has been noted, and a depleted uranium fuel rod storage site will be excavated soon right near your house. Cool. I hear it helps grow big fish. Also, I could use a few extra feet of water depth by my seawall. Do you think that the excavating guys could swing by and clear out some of the muck when they're done dumping the DU fuel rods? I was watching the Simpsons last evening and that three eyed fish that swims in the cooling pond is actually a Godzilla!!!! Man, I'd love to catch a Godzilla. I wonder why kind of rod, reel and line I'd have to use? :) Later, Tom |
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:31:00 GMT, "NOYB" wrote: "Harry Krause" wrote in message ... NOYB wrote: "jps" wrote in message ... In article , says... WTF??? This WAS about SOAP to clean a BOAT. Keep the political crap out of here for gawds sake. It's really out of control now. SOAP does not mean SOAPBOX!!!!! Talk to the idiots who started it in this direction. He is...since he's already talking to you. If you read back, you'll see that I was talking to Gould about the biodegradability of soaps. He mentioned the "enviro-nazi's" opposition to soaps, and I told him that I was surprised that he and I were on the same side...because I had figured him for an "enviro-Nazi". That is when you chimed in on a thread that you had contributed absolutely nothing of substance to. Your support for non-biodegradable products has been noted, and a depleted uranium fuel rod storage site will be excavated soon right near your house. Cool. I hear it helps grow big fish. Also, I could use a few extra feet of water depth by my seawall. Do you think that the excavating guys could swing by and clear out some of the muck when they're done dumping the DU fuel rods? I was watching the Simpsons last evening and that three eyed fish that swims in the cooling pond is actually a Godzilla!!!! Man, I'd love to catch a Godzilla. I wonder why kind of rod, reel and line I'd have to use? :) I dunno. But the best bait would be a little Japanese guy dangling from the end. |
On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 16:57:47 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:31:00 GMT, "NOYB" wrote: ~~ snippage ~~ Cool. I hear it helps grow big fish. Also, I could use a few extra feet of water depth by my seawall. Do you think that the excavating guys could swing by and clear out some of the muck when they're done dumping the DU fuel rods? I was watching the Simpsons last evening and that three eyed fish that swims in the cooling pond is actually a Godzilla!!!! Man, I'd love to catch a Godzilla. I wonder why kind of rod, reel and line I'd have to use? :) I dunno. But the best bait would be a little Japanese guy dangling from the end. Let's see - bunch of meat hooks trailing a teaser boogie board with a little Japanese guy strapped to it and some steel cable off a power winch trolled at - what? - 25 mph? I think you could catch a Godzilla with that. Later, Tom |
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