Putting my boat back together and have a couple of questions

Hey all! I'm putting my boat back together (for the first time - it's my second season as an owner) this weekend and then dropping it on the beach this weekend and I had a couple of questions:

1. I want to clean and then treat my pontoons. What products would you reccomend to clean the hobie and then to treat it? As I said above, this boat lives on the beach in the summer so I assume there's some sort of UV protection that can be applied.

2. When reattaching the pontoons to the trampoline frame, is there a lubrication or grease I should apply to the posts and frame sockets for keeping water out of the frame and for other uses?

Thanks in advance for your responses and if there's anything else I should be thinking about when putting my boat back together, please let me know.

Bloome

If you leave your boat on the beach it really doesn't matter what you coat it with unless you just want it shiny for awile. The sun and weather will take it away after a couple weeks. There is no reason to grease your pylons either. It doesn't really matter if water gets in the frame. It will either drip out or evaporate in the sun.

Actually, the pylons and castings come greased from the factory, but it's not to keep water out - it's to make assembly easier.

He would do well then to wipe any grease off the pylons. Leaving your boat on the beach and having grease anywhere creates a sort of non-skid paste. I have this problem with my cams. Sandy grease on the pylons will eat them up. I gave up on cam grease and just squirt mine with WD40 or Sailkote prior to each use.

Good point. Then again, the amount of grease put on at the factory is minimal and is probably washed off in the first few sailing sessions.

If you're just putting the boat together for the season, then spray lube is the way to go.