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Hi All,

I am looking for some advice on deep cleaning. I bought my boat (2002 Ventura 180) late in the season it was in very good shape but it really needed a good cleaning. Rather than worry about it for the remainder of the season I put it in the water and used it- no regrets there. It's on the trailer now but once the shrink wrap comes off and the weather breaks I want to make it look like it should. I tried a few cleaning products to use at the dock and I found that bathroom SoftScrub worked best for removing mildew etc. with a LOT of hard scrubbing. Since it is in the driveway i would like to use the pressure washer and clean it well before waxing. Anybody got any advice on this? The finish is pretty dull already but I don't want to do any damage. There is a scum line to get rid of too and although the bottom paint is in good shape I wonder how much power washing is safe there without ruining the bottom paint or anything else. I have some Woody Wax for the floors and Collinite paste wax for the hull and gunwales which was recommended but I figure it better be really clean before applying that. I'm hoping that once I get it clean it will be easier to keep it that way.

Thanks in advance and here's hoping for a short winter
Tom