G'day, Is it advisable to wash the board (LT) in fresh water when you get home or is it ok to leave it be a bit salty? If yes, I could use a watering can, as the hose doesn't reach very far.
Cheers
SF

Salt is a preservative

^^^ +1

no musty stinky footstraps etc. Leave it salty

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snapperfish said..
G'day, Is it advisable to wash the board (LT) in fresh water when you get home or is it ok to leave it be a bit salty? If yes, I could use a watering can, as the hose doesn't reach very far.
Cheers
SF

Yep, you need a VERY long hose to wash a LT.

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lotofwind said..

snapperfish said..
G'day, Is it advisable to wash the board (LT) in fresh water when you get home or is it ok to leave it be a bit salty? If yes, I could use a watering can, as the hose doesn't reach very far.
Cheers
SF

Yep, you need a VERY long hose to wash a LT.

its not how long your hose is, its how you use it

If you wash it make sure its really really dry, same with sails .
I usually only do it if storing stuff for a while

One point to note. fresh water drys more readily than salt water, so if you want it to dry out properly it's best to wash it, then let it dry out. I guess it depends where you intend to store it.do you need to wash it for its own preservation? No.


Not sure if LTs have a bung or not, but just make sure the two seal faces are clean before tightening the bung if you're not washing the board. If it happens to have one of those crappy goretex bungs, then that definitely needs a freshwater wash after sailing, coz salt clogs them up.

I rinse my gear after each session. Things that rust are strap screws, fin screw and nut, mast base, extension cleat and pulleys, boom clips, boom head cleat and bolts / nuts.

Sailcloth and other synthetic fabrics make a nice home for mould if put away damp from fresh water. Leaving them salty keeps the mould away.

Wash ?
pfft !

I always wash board and neoprene strap covers with fresh water, salt water is very reactive. Wash everything with fresh water!, and let dry before putting away.