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Don't Get Bugged
by Chris Caswell
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The bow of a trailered boat can collect an incredible array of bugs, particularly on a road trip through farmlands. They're easy enough to scrape off a car windshield, but a fiberglass hull seems to give them a stronghold that takes a lot of elbow grease to remove.
You can prevent the problem by pouring baby oil into an old spray bottle and then lightly coating the areas of the boat that are likely to be targets for bugs. I wipe the sprayed area down with a towel, to make sure it is coated evenly, then hitch up.
When you reach your destination, a quick hose-down will remove all the bug remains without effort -- and your normal on-the-water boating activity will remove the baby oil.
Two cautions: Don't get the baby oil on your non-slip deck, because it is hard to get off (and very slippery); and keep the oil away from all graphics, registration decals and striping, because it can dissolve some adhesives.
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This article first appeared in the September 1, 1996 issue of Sea Magazine. All or parts of the information contained in this article might be outdated. |
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