Hello from the outer hebrides, Scotland.

[bala]

Hello everyone. I've just joined and will need some advice. I've just bought a Honwave MX350. 2nd hand of course. Needs a good clean up and a few patches. I can handle that side of it. What i'm clueless about though is the drainer. Can you tell me how i can have this wide open when washing out the dinghy. Thanks.

[Dry Run]

Welcome

[Steve509926]

Hi and welcome. Don't know if it's the same drain on the Honwave but on the 2 sibs I've had you can "carefully" take out the rubber disk which helps to drain it a little faster when washing your Sib. It's then just a matter of remembering to push it back in when you've finished.

[Roflhat]

Welcome!

[Fenlander]

Hi and welcome to the Fortum. Is the MX350 the alloy floor 3.5m that is often called the T35AE? If so I had one a few years back and it was a really solid and stable SIB.

Re the drains they are a bit slow on all SIBs... if you need a good wash through I usually lean the SIB against a wall or get a helper to balance it on the cones so I wash out over the transom. If you've got loads of sand in it's the only way.

[bala]

Yeah Fenlander, an aluminium floor. I think it's probably an earlier version of the one you mentioned (2014?). I need to clean her up, at least 1 small patch and remove and replace the seat strap patches. A bit daunting but i'm up for it. She'll take a 15 horse apparently but that's for another day........ Thanks for your advice!!

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by Fenlander

Re the drains they are a bit slow on all SIBs... if you need a good wash through I usually lean the SIB against a wall or get a helper to balance it on the cones so I wash out over the transom. If you've got loads of sand in it's the only way.

Yup I flip ours & rest the bow on a wheelie bin & get underneath with the hose pipe. It helps if you deflate the floor too, this gives more clearance between the tube & floor join, where sand always seems to accumulate.

PS welcome to Ribnet, you'll never leave

[bala]

Originally Posted by Steve509926

Hi and welcome. Don't know if it's the same drain on the Honwave but on the 2 sibs I've had you can "carefully" take out the rubber disk which helps to drain it a little faster when washing your Sib. It's then just a matter of remembering to push it back in when you've finished.

Thanks Steve.

[bala]

Thanks everyone. Have any of you got any tips for a good product to remove that surface matt haze from the plastic bits of the inflatable.....ie handles, seat hooks etc?? Get them looking new(ish) again.