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ktm3ten posted 09-14-2010 09:25 PM ET (US)
Anyone know where there's a coin operated car wash with Outboard motor flush near Gulf Breeze, FL? Thanks!
Tohsgib posted 09-15-2010 10:42 AM ET (US)
I do not know of ANY carwash ANYWHERE with an outboard motor flush. You can jam the nozel into a flush port if your engine has one.
davej14 posted 09-15-2010 11:04 AM ET (US)
Even if there were, I would be cautious of the water quality. Most car washes recycle the water so who knows what you would be flushing into your motor.
Chuck Tribolet posted 09-15-2010 04:35 PM ET (US)
I'd also be cautious of the pressure. Those car washes are
really high pressure.

Chuck
stefan posted 09-16-2010 02:54 PM ET (US)
Go to a gas station that still has repair services (harder and harder to find), buy a six pack of high life and give the mechanic one and ask to borrow his water and hose, with your rabbit ears, flush away. Never fails
Florida15 posted 09-16-2010 04:28 PM ET (US)
Are you visiting ? I would be glad to let you use my hose but I'm about 25 miles north of Gulf Breeze. Maybe you could talk to the manager of your hotel and he would let you use their hose. Or just pull up to a house on the beach that has a boat outside. Boat owners would understand your predicament.
Or just pull up to that marina on the east side of the 3 mile bridge. They should let you use their hose. Offer them $5 if that's what it takes. Good luck.
Jefecinco posted 09-16-2010 07:00 PM ET (US)
There is one in Orange Beach, AL but that's a bit of a haul just for a flush & wash.
Butch
ktm3ten posted 09-16-2010 09:44 PM ET (US)
I like the gas station and six pack idea! Thanks for the help everyone!!
jimh posted 09-19-2010 01:54 PM ET (US)
In 2003 we spent several weeks with our boat in the cold saltwater of the Pacific Ocean north of Vancouver, British Columbia. At the end of the trip we hauled the boat onto its trailer, and began our long drive back to Michigan. We could not locate a hose to flush out the engines at the ramp facility or at a near-by marina. We stopped at a highway gas station in a rural area with a lot of farming in the region, but found that they were not at all friendly about using their hose. In fact, there was no visible water hose facet anywhere. The attendant at the station told us that was intentional to keep undesirable customers from using it for bathing. We then began our 2,400-mile drive home. Many hours later and several hundred miles down the road, we approached the Columbia River crossing, and recalled that there was a nice boat ramp facility adjacent to the interstate highway exit. We pulled off, went to the ramp, backed the boat into the freshwater of the Columbia River, and started up our engines. We let the engines run for about ten minutes until the water exiting at the confidence stream was warm. We then resumed the drive home, confident we had flushed the motors (as well as thoroughly rinsed the boat trailer and its wheels, brakes, bearings and so on). We had no problem sitting with the boat on the ramp and running the motors because it was 2 a.m. in the morning when we stopped. The ramp was adjacent to a camping area, and there was quite a party going on. A few folks from the party came over to investigate our boat and offer us a beverage, which we declined.

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Author	Topic: Car Wash with Outboard Motor Flush near Gulf Breeze, FL
ktm3ten	posted 09-14-2010 09:25 PM ET (US) Anyone know where there's a coin operated car wash with Outboard motor flush near Gulf Breeze, FL? Thanks!
Tohsgib	posted 09-15-2010 10:42 AM ET (US) I do not know of ANY carwash ANYWHERE with an outboard motor flush. You can jam the nozel into a flush port if your engine has one.
davej14	posted 09-15-2010 11:04 AM ET (US) Even if there were, I would be cautious of the water quality. Most car washes recycle the water so who knows what you would be flushing into your motor.
Chuck Tribolet	posted 09-15-2010 04:35 PM ET (US) I'd also be cautious of the pressure. Those car washes are really high pressure. Chuck
stefan	posted 09-16-2010 02:54 PM ET (US) Go to a gas station that still has repair services (harder and harder to find), buy a six pack of high life and give the mechanic one and ask to borrow his water and hose, with your rabbit ears, flush away. Never fails
Florida15	posted 09-16-2010 04:28 PM ET (US) Are you visiting ? I would be glad to let you use my hose but I'm about 25 miles north of Gulf Breeze. Maybe you could talk to the manager of your hotel and he would let you use their hose. Or just pull up to a house on the beach that has a boat outside. Boat owners would understand your predicament. Or just pull up to that marina on the east side of the 3 mile bridge. They should let you use their hose. Offer them $5 if that's what it takes. Good luck.
Jefecinco	posted 09-16-2010 07:00 PM ET (US) There is one in Orange Beach, AL but that's a bit of a haul just for a flush & wash. Butch
ktm3ten	posted 09-16-2010 09:44 PM ET (US) I like the gas station and six pack idea! Thanks for the help everyone!!
jimh	posted 09-19-2010 01:54 PM ET (US) In 2003 we spent several weeks with our boat in the cold saltwater of the Pacific Ocean north of Vancouver, British Columbia. At the end of the trip we hauled the boat onto its trailer, and began our long drive back to Michigan. We could not locate a hose to flush out the engines at the ramp facility or at a near-by marina. We stopped at a highway gas station in a rural area with a lot of farming in the region, but found that they were not at all friendly about using their hose. In fact, there was no visible water hose facet anywhere. The attendant at the station told us that was intentional to keep undesirable customers from using it for bathing. We then began our 2,400-mile drive home. Many hours later and several hundred miles down the road, we approached the Columbia River crossing, and recalled that there was a nice boat ramp facility adjacent to the interstate highway exit. We pulled off, went to the ramp, backed the boat into the freshwater of the Columbia River, and started up our engines. We let the engines run for about ten minutes until the water exiting at the confidence stream was warm. We then resumed the drive home, confident we had flushed the motors (as well as thoroughly rinsed the boat trailer and its wheels, brakes, bearings and so on). We had no problem sitting with the boat on the ramp and running the motors because it was 2 a.m. in the morning when we stopped. The ramp was adjacent to a camping area, and there was quite a party going on. A few folks from the party came over to investigate our boat and offer us a beverage, which we declined.