Quote Originally Posted by dunn782 View Post
I have a 2075 Tyee, aluminum boat. I have always trailered it and keep it at home. I have been thinking about getting a dock this year at my favorite place rather than just a ramp pass. I figure if I kept it at a dock for certain stretches of time I could fish a lot more by myself since it's hard to find someone to go at the last minute and solo launching is a bit of a pain. I would be in the Besse area and probably dock 3 or 4 weeks early during the jig bite but then pull it out since I fish up north frequently. Then maybe in the fall might dock again for a few weeks for perch season. I doubt I would dock as long as 2 months in one stretch.

So the question I have is, how much crud would build/grow on my boat bottom is a few weeks and how hard would it be to remove it. Would it clean up like new or would the bottom be permanently messed up. I'm pretty picky about keeping my boat nice. I have never docked any of my boats for more than a week while on a trip and then it's usually been on a really clear lake so I'm not familiar with the bottom maintenance of a boat.
Dunn782...I leave my 16' Aluminum Starcraft in the water from April to November in West Harbor. I pull it around July 4th and wash and spray it off and then again at the final pullout in early Nov. Each time I use Muiratic acid found at Menards, Meijers, Lowes, Walmart, etc., which is about 30% hydrochloric acid in a 2 gallon garden sprayer to remove the marine growth. I spray the hull first with hi-pressure water then spray from the waterline down with the HCl soln., then follow up with another hi-pressure rinse. Do this outside preferably with a good breeze blowing as the fumes are quite nasty. My hull looks as good as ever when finished. The acid will discolor any unpainted parts of my trailer but it does not discolor painted areas. I would spray a test area first just to be sure. Good luck.