Dolphin Blood

[Deep C]

Todays trip got me thinking... Blood, fish have it and we spill it. Theres all kinds of blood but something about the blood from dolphin (mahi) seems to baffle me. It seems to dry quicker and seems to be harder to get off than other kinds.
I think of tuna blood baths and that some how they clean up quick or at least it seems that way. I think of the mixed meat and blood coating the boats I mako fish on. How ugly of a mess it can be but it too cleans up easier.
A mahi gets poked, sprays my boat and as soon as the spread is back out , I'm attending to it. Get a bunch off while out but back at the dock what remains just doesn't want to give up. I dig at it with fingernails, cheat and use bleach, but it just laughs at the brushes...
So it gets my mind working deeper trying to solve the mysteries of the world. Is it because our sun is so much stonger, weather hotter? Is there something in their diet that makes them that way?
Was wondering if you guys ever noticed things like this up north. That certain bloods just dry quicker and you need an oxyacetyline torch to get it off? Any tricks other than bleach which is tough on gelcoat, paint, hardware, and my sensitive nose?

[Glenn W]

Todays trip got me thinking... Blood, fish have it and we spill it. Theres all kinds of blood but something about the blood from dolphin (mahi) seems to baffle me. It seems to dry quicker and seems to be harder to get off than other kinds.
I think of tuna blood baths and that some how they clean up quick or at least it seems that way. I think of the mixed meat and blood coating the boats I mako fish on. How ugly of a mess it can be but it too cleans up easier.
A mahi gets poked, sprays my boat and as soon as the spread is back out , I'm attending to it. Get a bunch off while out but back at the dock what remains just doesn't want to give up. I dig at it with fingernails, cheat and use bleach, but it just laughs at the brushes...
So it gets my mind working deeper trying to solve the mysteries of the world. Is it because our sun is so much stonger, weather hotter? Is there something in their diet that makes them that way?
Was wondering if you guys ever noticed things like this up north. That certain bloods just dry quicker and you need an oxyacetyline torch to get it off? Any tricks other than bleach which is tough on gelcoat, paint, hardware, and my sensitive nose?

Uh, ever heard of a wash down hose?
Seriously, I've never thought about it but you are right. The 2nd worst cleanup jobs seem to come after a Dolphin day. Worst is dried Wahoo slime embedded in a Teak gunnell.

[Muddybottomblues]

DEEP "C" surely you with your offshore expereience cannot ever forget about the......"Crap of The Ballyhoooooo!!!" That green nasty stuff gets everywehere and when it dries, lookout!
Muddybottomblues/Al

[Deep C]

Hoo Doo is a completely different story... Even bleach won't de"green" my shirts. When they get bad enough I use em for hunting camo... Interesting when guys ask what pattern and I I answer realtree hoo doo...

As for Hoo Goo from the stripey ones... I can relate. It does have a taste for teak. Just let it get thick enough though and you can peel it off in sheets...

[gottaflylee]

Deep, I have the same problem you have but I found this stuff called "Grease Off". Spray it on and with a soft brush rub it around and let sit for a couple of minuets. Before it dries scrub again and rinse off. Repeat if needed. Also is great for getting off the Carbon soot on the transom of the big boat as well as much other stuff.

[tolmaz]

Haven'e really noticed the difference but now you gave me one more thing to think about

[John_Bray]

Deep - have noticed the same thing out here in the islands with strong rays and Mahi blood. If we're on a hot bite, I don't waste alot of time "cleaning as I go" (even though I should). Best I have found is "Barkeepers Friend"...its just like the Comet and Ajax type powders but has oxy-something acid in it (very, very mild). All I know is, it makes cleanup much easier and takes any stain out (including rust). It does not harm gelcoat at all - but it will strip wax too.

[JD5652]

.......has oxy-something acid in it (very, very mild).

This could be Oxalic acid??.....used a lot for combining with muriatic acid to clean engine and transmission heat exchangers......