Section 6; Maintenance; Maintaining Hull & Deck; Painting Of The Bottom - Marine 10 M Owner's Manual

MAINTAINING HULL & DECK
Aluminium
Wash aluminium with clear water and mild detergent. Protect surface with liquid
cleaner or wax. Do not use harsh chemicals or abrasives.
Remove stains with metal polish or fine rubbing compound.
Use a rubber mallet or auto body tools to repair small dents. More extensive repairs
require special skills and equipment. See your marine dealer.
To minimize corrosion from contact between dissimilar metals, use high quality
sealant compound when mounting non-aluminium hardware.
Insulate electrical equipment from contact with aluminium.
Rivets
There are three options of rivet's damage and its repairs or maintenance
1. Missing rivet
Ask your dealer for a supply of extra rivet and its proper riveting.
2. Turning rivet (often along with water leaks to the boat through this spot)
On the head of the rivet place a heavy piece of metal.
Hit the rivet head with a hammer a few times from the other side on the unriveted part
of stem of the rivet. The rivet should stop turning and leaking should stop as well. If you
cannot stop leaking, contact your dealer.
3. Damaged rivet
If there is a water leak, immediately ask your dealer for repairing. If the water is not
leaking, mark the rivet and ask for the repair when conducting an after-season repair.
After-season rivet maintenance
When using the boat on waves and/or on the sea following maintenance is recommended once
a year:
1. Clean the whole boat with fresh water
2. Check all rivets if they are not turning. If yes, proceed as mentioned in the paragraph
above.
3. Check all rivets, if they are not visually damaged. If yes, proceed as mentioned in the
paragraph above.

Painting of the bottom

Danger of explosion/fire – during painting or cleaning ventilate the room. Chemical agents can be
combustible/explosive.
Thin film of scale or slime creates on each watercraft. Painted boat you can clean with
cruder rubber or with piece of old carpet in the water. Do not use hard brush or
abrasion instrument.
Make a seasonal maintaining of trunk´s sink coat. Consult about urgency of new coat
with your distributor.

SECTION 6.

MAINTENANCE

WARNING!
MAINTENANCE