Keeping things clean helps you spot problems early. When I took delivery of my Capri 22, I pulled everything out of it so I could clean the bilges, all of the compartments, and the surfaces. The bilge above the keel was the dirtiest, dry, but dirty.
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| Bilge when the boat arrived. |
Armed with a stainless steel scrub brush and a sprayer of Krud Kutter, I worked on making everything look new.
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| Stainless steel scrub brush. |
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| Krud Kutter used to clean the bilge. |
The before and after photos of the boat are very striking. I was also able to verify that the rust on the stainless steel keel bolts was just surface rust and not indicators of a bigger problem.
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| Capri 22 finished bilge. |
My bilge has remained dry and clean, so I'm not sure how the bilge got so dirty since the boat has no thru-hull fittings to worry about.
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