Wellcraft V20 Community

Go Back   Wellcraft V20 Community > Wellcraft V-20 Forums > General
Register FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

Reply
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Unread 06-23-2009, 09:15 AM
Blue_Runner's Avatar
Blue_Runner Blue_Runner is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Lexington, North Carolina
Posts: 9,234
Default Salty, Smudgy, Sunglasses

Hey fellas, when you are on the boat and you take a shot of salt to your sunglasses how do you clean them?

It seems I can't alway find a soft dry rag or tee-shirt and even if I do have that it can't be good to wipe saltwater on the lenses. I thought about getting 2 spray bottles - 1 with tap water and a little bit of dish detergent, the other with straight tap water to clean them up while on the boat.

Anybody have any good ideas on how to handle this problem?
__________________

1994 Wellcraft V21
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Unread 06-23-2009, 10:19 AM
Shawsee Shawsee is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Woodstock Ct
Posts: 392
Default

Blue,

I always keep alcohol wipes on the boat just for that reason. It works great to cut thru salt and dries fast with no streaks. Plus it works great on small finger wounds when a hook pokes you.
__________________
1976 Wellcraft V-20 Steplift w/1983 175 HP Johnson
1973 Sears 12 ft. V bottom w/1958 3 HP Evinrude

"A boat is a hole in the water, surrounded by wood & fiberglass, into which one pours hard earned money into"
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Unread 06-23-2009, 10:38 AM
macojoe's Avatar
macojoe macojoe is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Carver, Ma.
Posts: 15,859
Send a message via AIM to macojoe Send a message via Yahoo to macojoe
Default

I have a 4 gal water jug in the cabin with fresh water, just clean them off. Also I carry like 4 pairs of glasses.

I have a friend that just licks his clean
__________________
1986 V20

Old Fishermen never die, we just SMELL that way!!
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Unread 06-23-2009, 12:47 PM
Blue_Runner's Avatar
Blue_Runner Blue_Runner is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Lexington, North Carolina
Posts: 9,234
Default

I have some largeish containers that I used to haul when camping. I'd bet they are around 4 - 5 gallons. I might have to do that.

Shawsee, I suppose the wipes are safe for the finish on the lenses?
I tried licking them once....made it worse!
__________________

1994 Wellcraft V21
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Unread 06-23-2009, 07:23 PM
Shawsee Shawsee is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Woodstock Ct
Posts: 392
Default

Blue,

I wear glasses and have been using the alcohol wipes for many years with no issues. We had them (Bausch & Lomb wipes) in almost every machine shop I ever worked in. They do work fantastic and leave no streaks or residue. I tried them once when fishing and it worked great so I use them all the time on the boats. I even use them to wipe my expensive prescription sunglasses and no problems. I can't seem to keep them on my boat because everyone loves using them to wipe their glasses/sunglasses.
__________________
1976 Wellcraft V-20 Steplift w/1983 175 HP Johnson
1973 Sears 12 ft. V bottom w/1958 3 HP Evinrude

"A boat is a hole in the water, surrounded by wood & fiberglass, into which one pours hard earned money into"
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Unread 06-23-2009, 08:22 PM
phatdaddy's Avatar
phatdaddy phatdaddy is offline
God
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: south of I-10
Posts: 4,965
Default

blue, that is the main reason i put a fresh water washdown system on my boat.
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Unread 06-23-2009, 09:11 PM
cfelton cfelton is offline
God
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Hobbsville, North Carolina
Posts: 1,364
Default

I usually keep a gallon jug of fresh water in the cooler for drinking, washing hands and glasses ect. Even the water in the river will smudge em up when splashed on them!
__________________


77 V20 cuddy with 170 I/O Mercruiser
72 16ft. Carolina w/a 25hp Evinrude
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Unread 06-24-2009, 07:56 AM
Blue_Runner's Avatar
Blue_Runner Blue_Runner is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Lexington, North Carolina
Posts: 9,234
Default

Cool deal. Phat, do you have a dedicated pump to your freshwater washdown? Or do you use a single pump for raw and fresh?
__________________

1994 Wellcraft V21
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:31 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.