How do I get barnacles off my fiberglass boat and its engine?

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any products that are good?

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Use a metal scrapper on the prop and shaft. Be careful not to cut yourself on the barnacles. They will cause infection. On the hull you can use a plastic scrapper. This is after a high pressure hose washing.

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Try rubbing alchol.pour it on and leave sit about 10minutes,then wipe off. good luck

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if your boat is a rubber air raft--avon, etc, use a plastic scraper to remove the growth. and elbow grease--hard work. there is no prep to rwemove bottom growth from boats.
if your boat is wood or fiberglass you can use a plastic scraper and a heavy duty scrubgy--green or blue or white.
if it is a plastic canow or kayak, ley iy dry, scrape them off with a plastic scraper, then follow up the cl;eaning with baby butt wi[pes--takes off the grunge--only works on plastic--nt fibrglass.
i recommend a good bottom paint, if yoyu can find it. the kind with copper in are great for all but aluminum--thioase want zinc paint.

Need recommendation for home brew or commercial cleaner for fiberglass boat?

good luck. you dfid not say what kind of boat, size or what it is made of.

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barnacles are living creatures. a good soaking with an industrial soap solution is a good start. after that, grab that scraper!

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A method I use every year is power washing...Its easy to do and its safe to use on a fiberglass boat...Finish the job with a good bottom paint from a boating supply store...Good luck

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There is a product avialable that can melt them off (marine store)

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hi your best bet is to let the barnacles dry out then power wash them off i use this methord and it works fine and leaves a clean finish ready for new antifouling paint

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