No it is not bad form to wash your boat at the dock. It is good manners to do so, just as it is good manners to secure your halyards from clamking. If someone gives you a bad look for washing your boat, do not offer them a beer.
Brian Brian Sullivan Ballinderry #20820 --- On Wed, 9/2/09, Joe McCary <[email protected]> wrote: From: Joe McCary <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [IC27A] Getting some glares. To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2009, 10:58 AM That seems to be one of the side benefits to being slipped at a private dock. It is just me and the landlord who happens to be a good friend. I use Bio friendly cleaners, not because I want to avoid citations; but because I care about the waters I sail on. Joe McCary Aeolus II, West River, MD www.aeoluswestriver .net joe at photoresponse dot com From: ic...@yahoogroups. com [mailto:ic...@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Lee Scott Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 10:23 AM To: ic...@yahoogroups. com Subject: Re: [IC27A] Getting some glares. That's a very good question. I was once watching a guy washing his nice catamaran at the docks in Naples, FL, and he had the water around the boat all nice and sudsy. All of his cleaning chemicals were arrayed on the dock beside the boat. A few minutes later the marine police pulled up and started checking his cleaners. I could see some serious conversation going on, and in the end, he walked away with a handful of citations and a very unhappy look on his face. Since I couldn't hear what was going on, I can only assume that maybe the chemicals in the cleaners were not bio-friendly and that he got cited for polluting the water. Ever since then I've been very careful about what I clean the boat with and try to limit the amount of suds I create, even when the stuff is labeled safe and bio-degradable. Even with that, is it considered 'bad form' to wash your boat at the dock? header image LEE A. SCOTT Shelby, AL http://www.oldjags. com lsc...@oldjags. com <mailto:lscott% 40oldjags. com> <mailto:lsc...@oldjags. com <mailto:lscott% 40oldjags. com> > <mailto:lsc...@oldjags. com <mailto:lscott% 40oldjags. com> > radkins3885 wrote: > > > hi all, > > So i was washing her down while at the dock in my home marina and i > was getting some glares from passers by, i'm "fortunate" in that i'm > on the walkway to the rest of the docks so i can make smalltalk with > almost everyone in the vicinity, as a result of a white soapy cloud > forming around her hull from the rinse down. What is the, if there is > one, protocol for scrubbing dockside? I'm going to switch to all > natural soap (Dr. Bronners') so as to not affect the marine life, > except to make it smell nice and minty. > > -Thanks -Rob > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4387 (20090901) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset. com E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.1.0.447) Database version: 6.13170 http://www.pctools. com/spyware- doctor-antivirus / <http://www.pctools. com/en/spyware- doctor-antivirus /> E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.1.0.447) Database version: 6.13170 http://www.pctools. com/en/spyware- doctor-antivirus / [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
