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Gudmundur
 
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Default Need help finding fiberglass hull cleaner,,

Hi Folks,

I have just a small 15ft fiberglass open bow ski boat. I am it's
second owner, and the first owner left it in the river about 8 months
every year. Problem is he never cleaned the scum and grime from the
underside. The whole bottom of the boat now feels like 80 grit sandpaper.

I realize cleaning this mess up won't be easy, but can anyone recommend
a good cleaner to help remove the scale? I thought the fiberglass was
actually damaged but that does not seem to be the case. My trailer has
bunks without rollers and I have found that the areas that slid on the
bunks are scale free, this includes the recent areas where I hit the bunks
a little off to the side.

As scaled up as the bottom is it would seem I may be losing a few MPH
on the top end. It will be interesting to do a before/after speed check.

Thanks all!


 
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