Calif Bill wrote:

Bare Alminum boats are acid washed at times to get them clean.

The material I quoted was from a university website, but that
disclosure got caught up in the post I was replying to. I think acid
might be OK, as the university site said to avoid the use of alkali.

With acid, I think there might be a concern about how the acid might
react with some of the crud stuck to the hull- rather than the aluminum
itself.......

"trainfan1" wrote in message
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Christopher Watson wrote:
Hey everyone, just came across this group, checked out some of the posts,
thought I could add a post and say "hi" I just bought my 1st boat today.
It isn't much, a 14' AlumiCraft with a 9.5 hp Johnson motor. Young guy
here who works most his life, but like to fish on the weekends when I
can. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone out there knows of a good aluminum
cleaner. I think this boat that I bought may have sank at one time, and
it was there for quite a while..............you can kinda see the water
line on the inside of the boat.

You can tell a major difference from where the
water was and was not, as the later is bright and shiny. I am hoping to
make the whole boat shine, so I was wondering if there are any
chemicals on
the market that work, and work well. I power washed the boat after I
got it
home, which got rid of some of the grime, but nowhere near all of it.
Lookin to have a nice, bright and shiny new used
boat.......................Chris




That is NOT a "waterline" - this is an OLD Alumacraft you have, & what you
see is the remainder of the non-skid coating put on by the factory in
Minneapolis.

Does your boat have 3 seats or 4?
4 seats


Two sets of oarlocks or one?
2 sets or oarlocks


Still have the aluminum oars?

no longer have the aluminum oars

Do the ribs have "channels" or "tunnels" for bilge water to drain to the
rear, or are they solid?
tunnels

Stickers or decals on the sides?
Alumacraft decal on the side
What is the model year on the registration?

the model year is 1966

Rob

Christopher Watson wrote:
"trainfan1" wrote in message
...

Christopher Watson wrote:

Hey everyone, just came across this group, checked out some of the posts,
thought I could add a post and say "hi" I just bought my 1st boat today.
It isn't much, a 14' AlumiCraft with a 9.5 hp Johnson motor. Young guy
here who works most his life, but like to fish on the weekends when I
can. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone out there knows of a good aluminum
cleaner. I think this boat that I bought may have sank at one time, and
it was there for quite a while..............you can kinda see the water
line on the inside of the boat.

You can tell a major difference from where the
water was and was not, as the later is bright and shiny. I am hoping to
make the whole boat shine, so I was wondering if there are any
chemicals on
the market that work, and work well. I power washed the boat after I
got it
home, which got rid of some of the grime, but nowhere near all of it.
Lookin to have a nice, bright and shiny new used
boat.......................Chris




That is NOT a "waterline" - this is an OLD Alumacraft you have, & what you
see is the remainder of the non-skid coating put on by the factory in
Minneapolis.

Does your boat have 3 seats or 4?
4 seats



Two sets of oarlocks or one?
2 sets or oarlocks



Still have the aluminum oars?


no longer have the aluminum oars

Do the ribs have "channels" or "tunnels" for bilge water to drain to the
rear, or are they solid?

tunnels

Stickers or decals on the sides?
Alumacraft decal on the side
What is the model year on the registration?


the model year is 1966


Yup, that sounds about right, then. It's a VERY stable & sturdy boat
compared to like a MirroCraft, StarCraft, or LoneStar.

Rob