cleaning "tin" boat

[Wishing2BFishing]

I have a new aluminum G3 ("Bubbles" is her name). Anyway, I have had her out on several lakes but haven't cleaned her yet. The primary reason that I haven't given her a wash is because I don't know what to use. I don't want to use something that will take the paint off or dull the clear coat. Any suggestions? Should I just use soap and water? Can I use the bass boat cleaner that is used on glass boats on my boat?

[WTL]

You named your boat Bubbles?

[Wishing2BFishing]

WTL, yes, I named my boat Bubbles. I called her that because ever since I have known my wife, when I would work or fish late, I would joke and tell her that I was out with my secret girlfriend, Bubbles. So now that I have a boat, I thought it was fitting to call her Bubbles.

At first blush, I am sure that the name sounds a "little light in the loafers" but thinks of all the manly things that can be said . . . for instance, when someone wants to come fishing with me I can reply, "you can fish, but you must ride Bubbles from behind". When it rains, I can say "Bubbles and I took a bath together". Once I get a boat cover, I can say, "time to undress Bubbles".

[lowrider]

i think i just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

[Captmikestarrett]

This post is useless with a pic of bubbles topless.

Capt Mike

[bamabassman]

love the name. and ask wtl his boats name, hehehehe (couldn't resist wtl, sorry bud).

[Wishing2BFishing]

WTL, per Bama's request, what is your boat's name?

[MississippiBoy]

And so it begins....

[lowrider]

come on with it...

[WTL]

Zara spook

[WTL]

I'll leave Bama or Mississippi to tell the story, but if they do, in fairness they should post that picture.

[bamabassman]

as soon as Kevin gets through with the pics wtl... i will post the pic buddy. and thanks for being a great sport about it. yes we will post both pics. right bb?

[bamabassman]

i mean bb will post the pics. i didn't have a pic of it. but i hear the stripped bass are running at smith lake, care to let me use her? hahahahaha, you know what they say, the bigger the bait, the bigger the fish.

[1FASTLASER]

Get you a garden type sprayer and go to a local auto parts store. Get a product called alumashine. Put that in your sprayer. Get the boat very wet and then evenly spray the boat with the aluma shine. Keep in mind that it will white spot plastic if the chemical gets on it and will do the same on the painted surfaces. Just keep the hose handy to wash off immediately and you will be fine. After spraying boat let sit for about 45 seconds and hose completley off. Do it again. and then very throughly hose down the whole rig. Dry here off anmd she will look like a brand new one.

[BigBassin144]

bama, I don't have a pic either, but I do believe mississippiboy does. I already talked to him and we have a littl esomething planned for it. You'll have to wait and see. I hope he's got a picture of the whole boat and not just WTL "waving" at us.

BB

[MississippiBoy]

We'll see...

[bamabassman]

ok.....................................

[kingfish]

Hey, Bama when your done trolling for strippers at Smith Lake send it up north so we can troll for world record muskies. If we hook one on that big of bait, I don't know where we would put it in our boat.

[WTL]

I just have said, in fairness they should post the picture....UNALTERED.

[bamabassman]

i hope they do pal...both of them!!!

[BigBassin144]

Originally Posted by WTL

I just have said, in fairness they should post the picture....UNALTERED.

Pretty steep demands there buddy.

hahaha, just kiddin. Besides, I don't have any control over what MB does with the picture, but I'm confident he won't let it go to waste.

BB

[MississippiBoy]

I'm waiting to see what Kevin does with the rest of the pictures. I don't want to post a pic and spoil something that Kevin's working on.
Otherwise, believe me, that pic would've been on here Sunday afternoon as soon as I got all of them loaded on Photobucket.