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PROPELLER · 07-26-2004, 09:07 AM

Is there a boat soap that is safe to rinse into the lake? If a product is labeled biodegradable, does that mean it will not promote the growth of unwanted algae, plants or any other unwanted effects? This seems unclear to me since the labels of 2 products I've read say to keep the rinseate away from sewers, lakes ect or to abide by local & state regulations.

I was also told by someone I know that the Environmental Police told him not to rinse off the cleaning product he was using into the lake even though he was using a biodegradable cleaner specifically for boats. I prefer a clean boat but I also do not want promote any unwanted affects to the lake. If the Environmental Police are saying no to this kind of cleaning then anyone who does not or can trailer their boat can only use water to clean their boat. Or I suppose you could use some of the wax/cleaner products available but that will not help with non-skid surfaces.

Maybe this activity is contributing to some of the algae blooms mentioned on this forum? I don't know, I don't know much about the subject other than what I thought the definition of biodegradable was.

07-26-2004, 09:07 AM	#1
PROPELLER Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 340 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Boat Cleaning Is there a boat soap that is safe to rinse into the lake? If a product is labeled biodegradable, does that mean it will not promote the growth of unwanted algae, plants or any other unwanted effects? This seems unclear to me since the labels of 2 products I've read say to keep the rinseate away from sewers, lakes ect or to abide by local & state regulations. I was also told by someone I know that the Environmental Police told him not to rinse off the cleaning product he was using into the lake even though he was using a biodegradable cleaner specifically for boats. I prefer a clean boat but I also do not want promote any unwanted affects to the lake. If the Environmental Police are saying no to this kind of cleaning then anyone who does not or can trailer their boat can only use water to clean their boat. Or I suppose you could use some of the wax/cleaner products available but that will not help with non-skid surfaces. Maybe this activity is contributing to some of the algae blooms mentioned on this forum? I don't know, I don't know much about the subject other than what I thought the definition of biodegradable was.