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grant
27-07-2006, 07:10 PM
I have just had the limo detailed for the first time. It has cost me $100, I havent seen it yet, but it was getting very manky.
I normally do it myself, but because work has me sooo busy I dont have time to do a good pre-season clean.
How do you people keep your rigs clean.
g/
Dekka
28-07-2006, 06:41 PM
Wash the motor, boat, trailer, rods and reels each and every time used. Also flush the motor each and every time used. Only change to this is when I am definately going out again the following day. The motor would still be flushed though.
Internally when it needs it, on average every second time used.
Tackle and gear is placed on garage workbench and is tidied up during the week whenever I get a chance. Always find myself having time to potter around in the garage at some point, checking things, making new rigs, experimenting with new knots etc. It's my space/release.
seaeagle
29-07-2006, 05:45 PM
or in my case, work long hours and dont take it out! :lol:
hillbilly
29-07-2006, 08:51 PM
After each trip unless we were away I always hosed the trailer and boat inside and out, flushed the motor and also hosed the sal****er off and from under the car. and the rods and reels then during the evening as I watched the telly I cleaned up the tackle boxes and made rigs for the next outing.
Karren :wink:
triman
30-08-2006, 02:09 PM
After Easter my boat is stripped of everything loose and it is all stripped down to component level, cleaned, drowned in WD40, wiped dry and when necessary greased.
Cushions, vinyls etc are washed, dried and repaired as required.
Any timberwork is given the appropriate coating, whether teak oil, varnish or Estapol. Vinyls and clears get a dose of Plexus.
The hull is thoroughly washed with the HP blaster, buffed and polished.
The engine is cleaned and drowned in Corrosion-gard and the leg will from now on be pulled down and overhauled. I also change the engine oil and run the leg in 2 drums of water, the first allowed to get warm to remove any remnant salt and the second to flush with fresh water.
The trailer is gone over thoroughly, wiring, springs, brakes checked, visual inspection for rust.
SOunds like a lot but it only takes one weekend to have it ready to go.