Cleaning Your Yak

After having a whole lot of dried blood on the yak I came up with a neat idea for getting to some of the more difficult areas to clean ( footwells ).

You will need:
1) Straight, rounded toilet bowl scrubber.
2) Saw.
3) 1/2 '' Drill.

The pics explain it all.
Use common sense when you have a power cord near any kind of water.
Add a little Comet and this worked like a charm!

  No Joke On the Power Cord around water!!!!!

 I've seen some really nasty Training films of people washing their cars,

  and then using vacuum cleaners on wet pavement 

forget the yak, I'm using that idea on "johnny bowl"

Allen

  Thanks Tote,   It really looks good.  So simple.

Always plug into a GFCI (Groung Fault Circuit Interupter) outlet when working around water.   Those things save lives.   Portable GFCI's are cheap and we use them all the time at construction sites when we did a lot of tile work, or just using power tools on wet ground, watering the car, the lawn, the cat... whatever. 

Scallen;   Sure, why not?  I bet it would work in the tub too!     Just use that GFCI. 

  Theres also the cordless drill, although you'll have to adapt the thick handle down to the 3/8's chuck.  Second thoughts too much work!

Yep, with a variable speed cordless drill I could clean and wax the whole house before the GF gets home. 

The best way to clean your yak is with a power washer. Then you can clean the salt and blood off your vehicle as well. Well worth the "investment".

   Good point master Hobi-Wan.   And I don't quite trust getting all the salt off my truck and Hobie etc. with a mere mortal hose.   But will it work on the cat?     But seriously, I think I'll get a power washer.   Do you have a favorite at a decent price?   -HobieSport

I have a power washer too but there are times I don't feel like getting the back spray in the face or feel like getting soaked.
Agreed it does a fantastic job. I have used mine many times but nothing replaces a good ol' fashioned scrubdown.

But will it work on the cat? 

  I posted cat cleaning last year Here it is again.

You can also bath the cats in the potty

   1. Thoroughly clean the toilet.
   2. Add the required amount of shampoo to the toilet water and have both lids lifted.
   3. Obtain the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom.
   4. In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids (you may need to stand on the lid so that he cannot escape). CAUTION: Do not get any part of your body too close to the edge, as his paws will be reaching out for anything they can find. The cat will self-agitate and make ample suds. Never mind the noises that come from your toilet, the cat is actually enjoying this.
   5. Flush the toilet three or four times. This provides a "power wash and rinse" which I found to be quite effective.
   6. Have someone open the door to the outside and ensure that there are no people between the toilet and the outside door.
   7. Stand behind the toilet as far as you can and quickly lift both lids.
   8. The now-clean cat will rocket out of the toilet and run outside where he will dry himself.

Sincerely,
The Dog

and if that don't work you can try this

Cat Bathing As A Martial Art

   1. Know that although the kitty cat has the advantage of quickness and lack of concern for human life, you have the advantage of strength. Capitalize on that advantage by selecting the battlefield. Don't try to bathe him in an open area where he can force you to chase him. Pick a very small bathroom. If your bathroom is more than four feet square, we recommend that you get in the tub with the cat and close the sliding-glass doors as if you were about to take a shower. (A simple shower curtain will not do. A berserk cat can shred a three-ply rubber shower curtain quicker than a politician can shift positions.)
   2. Know that a cat has claws and will not hesitate to remove all the skin from your body. Your advantage here is that you are smart and know how to dress to protect yourself. We recommend canvas overalls tucked into high-top construction boots, a pair of steel-mesh gloves, an army helmet, a hockey face-mask, and a long-sleeved flak jacket.
   3. Use the element of surprise. Pick up your cat nonchalantly, as if to simply carry him to his supper dish. (Cats will not usually notice your strange attire. They have little or no interest in fashion as a rule.)
   4. Once you are inside the bathroom, speed is essential to survival. In a single liquid motion, shut the bathroom door, step into the tub enclosure, slide the glass door shut, dip the cat in the water and squirt him with shampoo. You have now begun one of the wildest 45 seconds of your life.
   5. Cats have no handles. Add the fact that he now has soapy fur, and the problem is radically compounded. Do not expect to hold on to him for more than two or three seconds at a time. When you have him, however, you must remember to give him another squirt of shampoo and rub like crazy. He'll then spring free and fall back into the water, thereby rinsing himself off. (The national record for cats is three latherings, so don't expect too much.)
   6. Next, the cat must be dried. Novice cat bathers always assume this part will be the most difficult, for humans generally are worn out at this point and the cat is just getting really determined. In fact, the drying is simple compared with what you have just been through. That's because by now the cat is semi-permanently affixed to your right leg.
   7. You simply pop the drain plug with your foot, reach for your towel and wait. (Occasionally, however, the cat will end up clinging to the top of your army helmet. If this happens, the best thing you can do is to shake him loose and to encourage him toward your leg.) After all the water is drained from the tub, it is a simple matter to just reach down and dry the cat.

      In a few days the cat will relax enough to be removed from your leg. He will usually have nothing to say for about three weeks and will spend a lot of time sitting with his back to you. He might even become psychoceramic and develop the fixed stare of a plaster figurine.

      You will be tempted to assume he is angry. This isn't usually the case. As a rule he is simply plotting ways to get through your defenses and injure you for life the next time you decide to give him a bath. But at least now he smells a lot better.

 MF,       -HS

forget the yak, I'm using that idea on "johnny bowl"

Allen

Then you'll have to develop a method to clean the spray off your walls!

My apologies Tote.

You generously started this thread with a practical way to clean kayaks .

I just wanted everyone to know about GFCI's with water and electricity.

The mean sounding cat jokes are just for fun.   I really love my cat a lot.

My only haunt is Mendocino Bay.   Visit us if you dare.

-Matt

The reason I bought a kayak was in part to avoid those chores boat people have to do...

Plus I think blood stains are cool!

The blood stains lay low on the kayak that evening while the inspector carefully sniffed the suspicious gunwales of said vessel.

Suddenly his tail twitched.   Then he purred.   The horror.