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Conference vicki::boats

Title:	Powerboats
Notice:	Introductions 2 /Classifieds 3 / '97 Ski Season 1267
Moderator:	KWLITY::SUTER

Created:	Thu May 12 1988
Last Modified:	Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1275
Total number of notes:	18109

653.0. "Plastic Side Curtian" by MAMTS5::WFIGANIAK (YEAH..GET THE RED ONE) Wed Apr 18 1990 09:26

    I did go through to look at key words but I didn't find anything on
    plastic windows. Here is the problem. My port side curtian has some
    sort of brown stain on it. You can feel it when you run your fingers
    across it. I tried the McGuires plastic cleaner and polish but it
    won't touch it. My boat is kept in a fresh water marina. The boat
    sits almost due East so during the Summer months the port side takes
    a beating from the Sun. 
    Is there anything I can try that won't damage the plastic ?
    Thanks.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
653.1	Pledge	WOODS::WILSON	Moe, Larry, Cheese!	`Wed Apr 18 1990 09:57`	7
	Once a plastic window becomes stained and aged it's pretty tough to restore it to original condition. But before giving up hope try using non-lemon Pledge. A lot of people swear by the stuff. I have yet to try it, but will soon. Rick W.
653.2	Try This - At Your Own Risk.	BAGELS::MONDOU		`Wed Apr 18 1990 15:50`	6
	A friend of mine claims success with liquid, Rally auto polish. I saw the results and his side curtains looked great. Disclaimer: I have not personally tried this product on clear vinyl.
653.3	Denatured alcohol	NAVIER::YELINEK	WITHIN 10	`Wed Apr 18 1990 20:13`	8
	The stainless steel bows supporting my canvas top made grey marks on the clear vinyl side curtains. The Grady White manual says to use denatured alcohol to clean the clear vinyl. I did and found it works fine. Follow this with the NON-LEMON Pledge as a previous noter indicated. The lemon stuff tends to yellow. /MArk
653.4	Oh Well.	MAMTS3::WFIGANIAK	YEAH..GET THE RED ONE	`Mon Apr 23 1990 10:23`	4
	Thanks for the input however nothing worked. I even went as far to try Soft Scrub on a small part and it wouldn't touch this brown yuk. Walt.
653.5	Help With Bug Spray Spots	USRCV1::RECUPAROR		`Wed Apr 25 1990 11:32`	16
	I'm not sure if this is the right place for this question but I will try here before starting a new note. Last summer, on one of those wonderful warm summer nights, I was out on the lake getting eaten by the bugs. I had a can of Off, (?) or some kind of bug repelent, and thought if I sprayed it on me and the boat it would keep the bugs out. Well it didn't work, the bugs still attacked so we called it an evening. But the real problem was the next day when I saw what the bug spray had done to my boat!!! It left spots on every piece of plast it came in contact with. For example the face of the depht finder, the plastic doors to the cabin and the plastic side curtains. Does anybody know of a way to get these spots out. Going Buggy with Bug Spray Rick R.
653.6	I think the fishermen know about this	ZENDIA::BURGESS	Abject oriented poverty.	`Wed Apr 25 1990 13:46`	8
	re .5 I vaguely remember this being discussed in the fishing conference a couple of years ago. Unfortunately I don't remember the "solution" (pun), but I'm pretty sure there was one. Reg
653.7	If you cant fix it,	MARINR::DARROW	The wind is music to my ears	`Thu May 03 1990 15:21`	10
	If all else fails and you end up replacing the side curtain, I would strongly recomend checking with Neil Thurston of Thurston Sails in Bristol RI. He mad the dodger for our O'Day and it looks great. Thurston's prices were the best I could find, still not cheap, buy considerably less than the three other sources I tried. My manager has a Thurston dodger that was purchased by the previous owner. Six plus seasons and it looks good. Fred