Keeping Your Boat Looking New
With the change in the economy over the past couple of years more and more people who have been flipping their boat year after a year or so have to keep it longer and taking care of it is extremely important. Those of you who have fished with me understand how picky I have been with my boat, so I thought I would pass on some tips I use to keep it looking like new.
First of all I become very insistent that my customers do not step on my seats, regardless of how good the boat company does building your boat the seats do not hold up to you or anyone else using the seat as a step to get up on. The seats also cannot take hooks being stuck in them, so keep your floors and seats free of hooks, pliers and your best friend sticking a hook in your seat.
Next I wipe my boat down after every fishing trip, the stain from the lake water sets up very quickly and if you wipe it down immediately after fishing you can save a lot of work and eliminate the nasty grit that comes off the water. I also keep a spray on furniture polish like Pledge in my truck, you will be surprised how much of a shine and how easy your boats wipes down with a Pledge coating on it.
Lastly the carpet can be really tough to keep looking new, but there are a few things that help. Water is a great cleaner for boat carpet, when something is spilled on your carpet immediately pour and brush in some fresh water from the lake. Clear water removes most of the stain and allows blood and or other items like coffee to break down and become easily cleaned once you pull your boat out of the water. Clean it with carpet cleaner after that, and your carpet will remain healthy and looking like new!