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PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2018 7:10 am 
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Is this something that is generally acceptable-asuming one uses an environmentally friendly soap? Or is it frowned upon/ not allowed? I never got a chance to detail my boat before I launched it.

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2018 8:50 am 
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I've seen people cleaning their boats in their slip before. I think if you use biodegradable soap you'll be OK, and if anyone says anything just show them the soap container.

Worst case, take a trip to a sandbar and clean it there.

Around here, the marinas don't have a problem hauling your boat out and placing it in the yard for cleaning/maintenance if you have a slip there.

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2018 9:24 am 
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I don't see the difference of washing your boat in slip, on land at the marina or washing it in your driveway. Unless you have some way of collecting the waste water and sending it to the sewer system, the soap will end up in a waterway.

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2018 11:50 am 
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Totally acceptable. Unless your marina has a rule that you can't. But I've never seen one that did.

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2018 12:44 pm 
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I wash my boat all the the time in the slip. Going to do it tomorrow. We get lots of spiders and bugs that leave there stuff behind plus all the mildew just makes the boat a mess almost weekly. I use a marine soap or deck cleaner which is environmentally friendly but you can also use dish soap like dawn in a bucket of water which is non toxic as well.
I know they use dawn to clean animals from an oil spill so it can't be that bad. :D

The only thing that may not be permitted is if the marina, lake or body of water has a rule against it. I know some lakes don't let you dump anything overboard and need a grey water tank.

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