Monday, June 23, 2014

Reality Check

Sometimes cruising on a sailboat looks like this:



And if you're really fortunate, sometimes cruising looks like this:



Today, cruising looked like this:




At least if I gotta use an ice scraper, I'd rather be using it to scrape barnacles than ice...

3 comments:

Latitude 43 said...

The dink cleaned up nice! Use anything special besides elbow grease?

S/V Island Bound said...

Amen on the ice scraper use. No more ice and snow for me!!!

Deb said...

@Paul - I spray one side with pure vinegar first and let it sit for a bit. Then I scrape the barnacles off. Then I use a scrub brush for the next layer. Finally I use Prism on a microfiber cloth. For any stubborn barnacle glue I use a white Scotchbrite with Prism on it. Last but not least, a coat of good ol' fashioned paste wax.