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Greetings -- What do you use to clean your out drive and SS props? Part of the outdrive is seems like it is plastic the other part seems like aluminum. This is the VP 5.7 engine... with DP.

Thanks in advance,

Scott

p.s. It look like I'll have to do some scrubbing to get all the barnacles off.

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2004 268 Vista "Satisfy My Sol"

If you are in salt water, barnacles are a problem, they can get everywhere, even in the folds of the bellows and inside the water intakes. Most of the cleaners that remove them are acids, some are very strong and toxic, I used one called Algex which is probably the least toxic of all of them. You wear rubber gloves and goggles, and spray it on and let it sit for a while. Then scrub with a brush and wash off. Be careful not to get it on your skin or eyes. This will not damage aluminum, which is important, some of the other cleaners are so harsh that they do etch aluminum. They work well on a fiberglass hull but are too strong for the outdrive.

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88 Four Winns 200 Horizon
4.3 OMC Cobra-4bbl
2002 Walker Bay 10/2012 Suzuki 2.5
2008 Walker Bay 8

1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0/Selectrac
2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7 Hemi/Quadradrive II

Hydrochloric acid is the solution. It is a highly corrosive, strong mineral acid and has major industrial uses.

Algex seems like a better bet... Thanks....

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2004 268 Vista "Satisfy My Sol"

Just do like I do. Don't ever put the boat in the water, and it'll stay like new.

There Brent.

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Mike
2005 Four Winns 230/240
VP 5.7GXi/DP
1998 F-150 XLT
Boat Pic

Ouch!

Wasn't expecting that from Mike.

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Rob
2007 Four Winns 180 Horizon

At least you saved on winterizing this year Mike.

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2001 Horizon 260 - 7.4 Volvo GSI DP

I wish.

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Mike
2005 Four Winns 230/240
VP 5.7GXi/DP
1998 F-150 XLT
Boat Pic