The Dufour 31 project | Cleaning timelapse | How to get rid of 4 years dirt.

Welcome to my 1978 Dufour 31 (10m) project. I have traded this for my Sturgeon 22 ft (my first sailboat). This Dufour has been neglected for several years (4?) It's insanely dirty, disassembled, and not in her best shape. In the coming months, I'm going to bring her life back. I'm not a sailor, and I don't have much boat experience, so come with me on the adventure to see the progress. The goal is to be ready in the summer of 2023. I'll cover all kinds of various topics, to gain and share my knowledge and experiences.
THIS VIDEO: I made a timelapse compilation of the full cleaning process. I've been working for multiple days, and did everything by hand, in order to get to know the Dufour. When you work by hand, you see much more details, and you get the connection with the boat. Later this season I'll powerwash it.
I've used @Zep Europe - RADIANT to clean the boat, and it works AMAZING.
Lots of work, but I really like the outcome.
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[@mattholley3642]

Man, that’s gotta be satisfying!

[@sailingsilverwind]

It was so satisfying, sometimes I want to do it again! But it's so clean now 😱😂👍🏻

[@bendaves77]

The channel Capt Q yacht hunter has a few videos from last year when a marine specific cleaning company sponsor them.. the products they showed were not only harm free of water and the aquatic life but the stuff worked really well. Think they made wax also.. otherwise order you a slow speed paint buffer and then get you some 3m cut and buff followed by some 3m wax and that boat is going to sparkle like new

[@bendaves77]

The other thing to use is citric acid.. it comes from citrus fruit and isn't harmful for the environment. You dilute it down and then spray it on and scrub it and rinse off.. I used it for years now cleaning all kinds of things and it leaves behind the smell of a orange

[@MocroPlay]

Goed bezig kerel, mooi resultaat ook. Moet er binnenkort ook aan geloven. Welk schoonmaakmiddel gebruik jij hier?

[@sailingsilverwind]

Dankjewel! Dit is ZEP RADIANT 7/11! Super goed spul, wordt gebruikt in de Glazenwasserij ivm het vele kalk. Op kalk hechten algen. Zodoende dat als je een kalk afbreker hebt, het groen weg gaat!

[@philkakid5617]

Too bad you didn’t have a pressure washer!

[@sailingsilverwind]

Haha, yes we'll actually I've done it fully by hand (twice), just to get to know the deck, the damages, the weird spots, etc.. it's great to do by hand as you learn to know the boat more. In episode 6 I'm using the pressure washer for the first time!