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Owning a boat is one of life’s great pleasures. It gives you to freedom to explore the open seas, to get away from the crowd and the noise on land. While owning a boat is a pleasure, it’s also a considerable investment. Most people shell out thousands of dollars to purchase a good boat. Naturally, it’s important to maintain it well. If you want your boat to last for several years and continue to function well, you should learn how to clean a boat. Our boat detailing experts here at Freedom Yacht Services suggest you follow the process written below.

1 – Rinse

The first order of business is to remove the fine layer of dust, grime and dirt from the boat. The best way to do that is to rinse it with clean water. This is just the first step, so you don’t need any special equipment. If you have a pressure washer, great! If not, a normal hose would do. Just wash from top to bottom.

2 – Soap

The next step is to address the more stubborn grime and dust. You should use good quality boat soap for this purpose. When you’re applying soap, be careful not to let it dry on the surface. That can damage the finish and harm the boat. That’s why it’s a good idea to work on one small area at a time. Scrub the soap in to agitate the grime before rising it off thoroughly. It’s a good idea to handle a small section at a time.

3 – Buffing 

By this point, you’ve removed most of the dirt and grime from the surface of the boat. Your boat should look much better, but the surface would still be dull. You need to buff the surface and remove the oxidation. That would also prepare the surface for waxing, which is the next step in this guide on how to clean a boat. You can buff by hand or use a rotary buffer. Just keep the buffing even.

4 – Waxing

We recommend that you use a wax that’s especially designed for boats. These waxes are formulated keeping increased contact with water in mind. Waxing will not only make your boat shine like it’s new, but it will also protect it. If you wax well and wax thoroughly, you’ll have to detail the boat less often as the boat would be protect from grime and debris. It’s a good idea to focus on small areas and maintain a steady pace until the entire boat has a coating of wax.

This is how to clean a boat exterior. Once you’ve finished that, you should detail the interior. That would extend the life of your boat.

If you want to know more about how to clean a boat, feel free to get in touch with us at Freedom Yacht Services. You can call at our Ft. Lauderdale office on 954 732 8916 or our Palm Beach office on 954 610 757. You can also fill in this contact us form and we’ll reply as soon as we can.

If you want to extend the life of your boat and ensure it works well, you need to maintain it well. There are several boat owners that are lax when it comes to maintenance. That doesn’t just make the boat look dirty and old, but also damages it. Needless to say, regular maintenance is important and detailing is an important part of that maintenance.

Unfortunately, at Freedom Yacht Services, we have observed that most people forgo detailing and just settle for a rinse. That is mostly because detailing can be a hassle. You need to transport your yacht to the service provider’s location or attempt to do the detailing yourself. Neither of these options is easy so unsurprisingly, people tend to skip detailing even when their boat needs it. This is where mobile boat detailing comes in.

What is Mobile Boat Detailing?

One of the primary reasons why people avoid detailing is because of the hassle involved in taking the boat to the service center. With mobile detailing, the service center comes to you. In essence, you don’t even have to lift a finger to move your boat. We will come to where you boat is and get to work.

Mobile boat detailing is very convenient for people who simply don’t have the time to arrange for boat transport. It also ensures that you wouldn’t skip detailing just because you don’t have the time.

How Does it Compare to Normal Boat Detailing?

Some people are under the impression that mobile detailing isn’t as comprehensive as normal in-house boat detailing. That’s simply not the case. Mobile detailing is comprehensive enough to tide your boat over and ensure that it’s in good condition. The idea is to remove all dirt and grime from the surface of the boat and mobile boat detailing can achieve that. This service usually includes:

• Rinse – The boat is washed from top to bottom to remove the outermost layer of dirt and grime that might have accumulated on the surface.

• Soaping – After the rising, detailing experts will use boat soaps to carefully clean all surfaces of the boat.

• Buffing – Buffing doesn’t just remove the most stubborn layers of dirt and grime, it also prepares the surface for waxing, which is the next step in mobile boat detailing.

• Waxing – After the buffing, a careful layer of wax is applied to the surface of the boat.

These are just exterior detailing steps. You can hire people to clean and maintain the interior areas of the boat as well. This essential maintenance can be carried out by the dock, without you having to move the yacht.

If you want to know more about mobile boat detailing, feel free to get in touch with us at Freedom Yacht Services. You can call at our Ft. Lauderdale office on 954 732 8916 or our Palm Beach office on 954 610 757. You can also fill in this contact us form and we’ll reply as soon as we can.