Re: [Cal_Boats] Boat cleaning

I used to own a CS 30 and always looked forward to his posts (he is a CS 36T owner). Excellent photographer with detailed explanations of all his work. Don't know why he hasn't written a book. Paul In a message dated 9/28/2010 7:01:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, be… [at] yahoo.com writes: If you haven't seen Maine Sail's work yet, take a minute to check it out. Here's a specific article he did related to buffing and waxing Gelcoat: _http://forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=117266_ (http://forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=117266) Here's his website that includes several other projects _http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/boat_projects_ (http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/boat_projects) From: chris123 <ch… [at] gmail.com> To: CAL <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tue, September 28, 2010 4:59:42 PM Subject: [Cal_Boats] Boat cleaning Greets: Sure hope this thread doesn't start a flame war. On my older boats I did not invest a lot of time cleaning the topsides, decks and cockpit. Now that i have a really nice boat and would like to keep her for a while, its time to learn the fine art of boat cleaning and paint maintenance. I'm fine when it comes to bottom work non issue, however the rest of the vessel when it comes to cleaning remains somewhat of mystery. Reading on the Internet is somewhat helpful but everyone has their favorite products and you know who that goes. So was wondering what people use to clean and prep their top sides, decks and cockpit. To give you an idea the boat is a 1978 Cal so the paint is somewhat faded and the gel coat is getting tired from overuse and lack of cleaning on my part. Be most interested in learning how to properly prepare and clean (and further treat) the following areas: - top side - decks - cockpit. I would like to do this before the snow flies as it will help the vessel throughout the cold winter storage months. Best regards and many thanks -- /ch