![]() ![]() ![]() If your boat is aluminum or if you have metal parts that you are trying to clean, including the propeller, or painted lower units of stern drives or outboards, I suggest that you use Algex as it is intended for cleaning metal without damage. You should still protect your trailer as all heavy duty cleaners can cause damage to the bunks and finish. ![]() It has other advantages of being safer to use and can be sprayed on as well as applied with a paint roller. It works just as well but takes a bit longer (30 to 60 minutes instead of 15 to 30 minutes for Algae Strip). It is more environment friendly but not so aggressive. It is a new formulation that uses organic salts instead of acids. It also biodegrades rapidly when reacting with marine growth or when rinsed with water so although the active cleaner can cause damage to your trailer the effluent will not and will not damage the environment.Īnother alternative for cleaning the bottom is Green Genie. Dollar stores sell inexpensive plastic sheeting used as drop cloths for painting which will work for this purpose.Īlgae Strip works very aggressively to remove marine growth from fiberglass but is inhibited so it will not damage the fiberglass. Once you have the trailer lifted off the bunks, you can protect your trailer with plastic sheeting or plastic garbage bags. The solution is quite simple and is covered at some length in another section of this blog under “Getting Under the Trailer Bunks”. Besides cleaning the bottom of your boat, you have two other issues one is protecting the trailer against damage and the second is cleaning the parts of your boat that are resting on the bunks. Algae Strip is an acid based fiberglass boat cleaner and if applied or dripped directly onto the bunks or the trailer will cause damage. ![]()
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