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Bruce Ebling
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Initially Posted - 07/06/2003 : 23:43:07

I just bought an 89WK which had a large flexible solar panel just aft of the V Berth hatch. When I removed the solar panel there was a large purple stain left on the non-skid. What would you recommend to remove the stain?
Bruce Ebling
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Ken Cave
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Response Posted - 07/07/2003 : 09:59:55

If you live near Canada, or know someone who does, purchase a squeeze bottle of VIM (with bleach). Great stuff for wine stains on fiberglass, especially red wine stains!! Any grocery store has the stuff-why they do not sell it in the USA is a question!

Your stain may be too far gone for this product, but it is worth a try.

Ken Cave

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OJ
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Response Posted - 07/07/2003 : 20:55:02

Mother nature provides one of the best stain removers . . . you might try leaving this area exposed to the sun for a few weeks, give or take . . .

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Rob Wells
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Response Posted - 07/08/2003 : 00:28:16

Hi Bruce:
When are you going to splash at Fern Ridge? The slip next to us is filling up with weeds!

I have had good luck using "Goof Off" on stains on my fiberglass. It is available in the paint section at Jerry's.

Rob Wells
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C25 #5606 WK

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DavidCardoza
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Response Posted - 07/08/2003 : 16:19:36

Try Clorox and water. It's worked for me a number of times. Just give a a min or two to work and rinse. (watch your clothes though)

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f_sondergaard
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Response Posted - 07/09/2003 : 07:28:01

Try "Roll OFF" sold at Boater's World. It usually cleans off fiberglass, sails and cushions.
Jason and Fran
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 07/09/2003 : 10:17:42

"When are you going to splash at Fern Ridge?"

Hopefully right around the end of the month. I still have a new motor mount to go on, re-do a 'volcano' thru-hull and mount two thru-hull transducers.

Renewing trailer wheel bearings and brakes is on the list too.

I've been in Clear Lake before.. yes, there is so much algae from mid-summer on that if you hang your swim trunks up to dry, they turn stiff as a board. East end (downwind) side of the lake is the worst.

Also considering Trinity Lake, Shasta Lake and Lake Beryessa (sp?) as possible "splash" candidates. They are a bit 'nastier' drives than Clear Lake though.

Currently maintaining two holes in the water...'77 Venture 23 and new to the family,
'78 Catalina 25

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Bruce Ebling
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Response Posted - 07/09/2003 : 20:30:24

Rob: You can't imagine the frustration in trying to get my boat ready to launch. I decided yesterday to forget trying to get it perfect and just go ahead and launch about the last week of July to the first week of August. I still need to finish buffing the topsides out and giving the entire boat another coat of wax. I then need to re-attach the teak handrails and trim strips above the cabin windows. A couple of windows look like they need attention, but it will have to wait. I got the new rudder gudgeons on and have done battle with the odor inside the boat (I don't believe that I won that one!) The last item is to get the new name put on the sides and I should be ready to go. The weather has been beautiful and I miss coming out sailing. Summers are for sailing; not for buffin, waxing and sweating. I look forward to seeing you and your wife soon! Thanks for inquiring, maybe I will drop by just to refresh my memory of what my slip looks likel.
Bruce Ebling
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OJ
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Response Posted - 07/10/2003 : 21:50:42

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. . . the frustration in trying to get my boat ready . . . forget trying to get it perfect . . . need to finish buffing the topsides . . . re-attach the teak handrails and trim strips . . . the new rudder gudgeons . . . get the new name put on the sides . . .
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This reminds me of the first season I had OJ.
My all encompassing list (~70 items) started out in no particular order. I began on the most difficult and time consuming items (eat the crust first?) and would knock off the quickies in between coats of polyurethane, Cetol, System 2000 and so on.
Okay, time to do some editing on the list I created on Excel (everyone here does make their todo list on PCs, right?); I apply shading to the items I've completed and sort it so the yet-to-be-done items are at the top. Hmmm, after 2 weeks of evenings and weekends the shaded items are certainly in the minority! Maybe I need to start assigning priorities to the "open items;" "A" for "must be completed prior to launch," "B" for "items that can be completed during rigging" and "C" for "items that can be completed after launch."
Six weeks later (and now taking a vacation day a week) with launch day steadlily approaching the "A" list gets broken down into "work that can be done during sun" and "work that can be done during rain."
Well, to make a long story tolerable, it was about mid August when the first mate intervened by adding "D" for "go sailing already!" and shifting the remaining "C" items to "E" for "to be completed next year" which was well over half the original list!
Okay, there was one exception to "D" when we moved an "E" item back to "A" for one afternoon to pull the boat to apply OJ's name, and yes, it was an "A" that could "be done during sun."

Steve Madsen
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Bruce Ebling
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Response Posted - 07/10/2003 : 23:40:46

Steve: Boy it sounds like you know exactly what I am going through. I had a long mental list of things to do, and It has been in the 90's here latley with wonderful winds. I cannot stand to be buffing, waxing and fixing while the weather is so nice. I have decided, like you to shorten the list and launch by the end of the month. I am sure "Selah" will still float and sail, even though she may still need some tlc!

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jheard
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Response Posted - 07/11/2003 : 14:24:31

Try oxcylic (sp?) acid or some other acid product from West Marine.

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Dave B
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Response Posted - 07/11/2003 : 21:56:04

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Steve: Boy it sounds like you know exactly what I am going through. I had a long mental list of things to do, and It has been in the 90's here latley with wonderful winds. I cannot stand to be buffing, waxing and fixing while the weather is so nice. I have decided, like you to shorten the list and launch by the end of the month. I am sure "Selah" will still float and sail, even though she may still need some tlc!
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Bruce: A lot of us know... You're right--she'll float, and she'll sail. Take on the projects one at a time, giving priority to the safety items (such as keeping the mast up and the rudder on).

Fair winds!

Dave Bristle, 1985 C-25 #5032 "Passage" SR/FK/Dinette/Honda in SW CT

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