Chimo
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- Joined
- Oct 24, 2016
- Messages
- 747
- Fluid Motion Model
- C-26
- Vessel Name
- Chimo
- MMSI Number
- 316033437
I usually wax the hull every year using Meguiar's Pure Wax. The boat is in its fifth year and has not needed a polish so far, probably because it is kept in-water in a boathouse. One problem I discovered early on was that the bow is permanently bouncing off the V sides of the boathouse deck. This really happens when it's windy or there's a storm and the whole afair rocks around. I have edging on the deck which supposedly is non-marking but I know that anything (fenders etc.) with a nice coat of salt acts like a grinder on fiberglass. I try to rinse with Salt-Away regularly but there's always salt around.
It has been 4 years now since I applied two rectangles, about 24 x 12" of 3M film to the areas subject to grinding. There are several qualities of the film and I went with the stuff used on Porsche front ends to protect against rock chips. It wasn't cheap, about $50 a side but it seems to have worked well. If you look carefully at the pictures the film can be seen but usually are not noticeable.
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It has been 4 years now since I applied two rectangles, about 24 x 12" of 3M film to the areas subject to grinding. There are several qualities of the film and I went with the stuff used on Porsche front ends to protect against rock chips. It wasn't cheap, about $50 a side but it seems to have worked well. If you look carefully at the pictures the film can be seen but usually are not noticeable.