Wax ON - Wax OFF

Dear 'Owner' (i.e.  the 'Blog Mistress') you will be pleased to know that today I waxed your boat. After removing the old antifouling, raising the 'Scum line' and painted the hull with the expensive paint that is designed to fall off, it was time to wax the hull.

We, and by that I mean 'I', wax the boat for several reasons. Firstly, it makes the boat look good. Then there is the added protection provided by a layer of wax. This is protection from aquatic hitchhikers, because they do not like nice smooth waxed surfaces and fall right off. Wax however, provides no protection from bad parking and indeed only helps to emphasise scratches. Finally, waxing the boat gives us, and by that I mean ME, a chance to look carefully at the entire hull, repair any scratches and become aware of any other problems.

So today was waxing day. It involved climbing up and down a ladder while moving it slowly around the boat. Carefully rubbing expensive BOAT wax onto the hull and then rubbing it right back off again. Did I mention that this process is expensive?

Wax ON

Wax OFF