Mangroovin Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 This is kinda weird but here's what happened. So I have a leak at my Power Pole pump which is mounted inside my hatch under my driver seat. Cleaned whole boat 2 weeks ago and used some degreaser inside the hatch with a sponge. No problem. Cleaned it all up and hatch was as clean as its been in years. Put boat away with lid closed. Open lid about a week later and notice more fluid had leaked out - but here's the weird part. The hatch floor turned a tan color. Is that from some fume the newly leaked fluid gives off? Haven't pulled it out of garage yet to clean but it appears it should come off with a little elbow grease. Any thoughts on what might have caused this. Its been leaking but usually I leave all hatches open. Just happened to leave it closed for about a week after cleaning it. You can see the little pool of fluid from the PP. Its the originial white under the spill spot. Hmmmm....never seen this one before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polliwog Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Looks like it was the degreaser reacting with the gel coat. If it was fumes it would have made the whole hatch that color. Hope it comes off. Hard to say what to use,but maybe a mild compounding product at first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangroovin Posted April 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 Good point. Ill have to try your suggestion. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.N Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 My 02 21 RF has discolored storage compartments as well. Nothing would remove it so I painted them with fusion rattle can paint that's made for bonding to plastic. I used a prep solvent and 320 grit sandpaper to help out with the bond. They look clean again and the paint is holding up fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangroovin Posted May 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 Carb choke & throttle body cleaner takes it right off. Thanks Larry Pruitt for trying that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterguy Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 I had the same type of problem. There was some water in release well for about three days when the boat was parked back in the garage. I went to clean her up and found the hatch’s gel coat had discoloured in a bunch of the hatches. This was a brand new boat. I tried some TLC powder, and Marine Spray nine and a lot of elbow grease to get most of it off but two hatches still have a ring under the lid. Now I always open all lids and make sure they are towel dried. This shouldn’t have happened and still don’t know why. Water was from hard sprays at car wash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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