For those that are putting thier boats away for winter at this time, consider a good bottom cleaning. Those pontoon boats that have been in the water all summer are going to be fouled. Even those trailered are going to be dirty. Fiberglass and painted aluminum will benifit with a good wax. Bare aluminum such as some jon boats and pontoons need to be cleaned and polished.

I recenty cleaned a 25 foot pontoon logs by first washing, then used a rubbing compound to remove tarnish and then blue coral mag wheel polish to polish the logs to a silver shine. You will be stunned by the results!! This boat was running about 24 mph by GPS before and after cleanning the boat was moving 31. This boat was trailered and not kept in the water. Your pontoons my look clean, but more than likely they are tarnished and have dirt that is really slowing you down. I plan on cleanning my new boats bottom before hard winter and using a good past wax to keep perfmormance ^ and gas cost down.

If your boat can be trailered I cannot see why anyone would leave one in the water for any extended period of time. Bottom fouling really kills performance.

Moral of the story, Clean your bottom!!