Boat storage. September has arrived and your customers are ready for winter storage of their boats. In fact, it’s time to do all the ordinary maintenance works. Regular boats maintenance helps prolong the life of them.
How to prepare your boat for winter storage?
Remind your customers to make some slight tricks before putting their boat “hibernate” for the winter.
Getting started:
- Clean:
- keel (with pressure washer)
- deck (with freshwater and low-duty detergent)
- Change:
- Oil
- Anti-freeze
And also take care of the interior.
Stainless steel on board. What to check?
After keel and deck, your customers will have to remember to also check the stainless steel that is on their boat. Why is this control important? Sometimes, the stainless steel elements on the boat become dull, lose polishing or they are liable to galvanic corrosion. We must take care of stainless steel by removing all the rust deposits and oxides which can be formed over time. There are several commercially available degreasers that may have what we need. They apply on the surfaces and they are left to act for a few minutes. After it’s enough to give a wipe with a rag and the stainless steel back to its original brilliance.
Are the tanks and the stays of your boat in good condition?
Essential for storage is just the good condition of the metal tanks. Above all, thanks to the monitoring of any possible oxide formations. The stay control is also necessary because it must be kept clean of salt and various atmospheric agents.
In addition to these measures it is important to check:
- the possible presence of water and impurities.
- the good condition of the pipes and hose clamps
Proper storage will ensure to your customers boat a long life.
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