Patent ID: 8037836

Claim:
An automatic cleaning system for cleaning the hull and the superstructure of a boat or vessel, comprising: a plurality of conduits that are permanently attached to predetermined locations on the hull and superstructure of a boat or vessel, the conduits suitable for supplying water, cleaning fluids, waxes, and/or spot-free rinsing fluid; each permanently attached conduit having one or more fluid outputs positioned such that water, cleaning fluids, waxes, and/or spot remover fluids sprayed from the fluid outputs are directed toward predetermined surface areas of the boat, and at least one of the plurality of conduits directing the sprayed water, cleaning fluids, waxes, and/or spot remover fluids in both upward and downward directions toward different surface areas of the boat; the plurality of conduits distributed on the boat or vessel such that a first portion of the fluid outputs directs streams of water, cleaning fluids, waxes, and/or spot remover fluids directly at predetermined surface areas on the hull and a second portion of the fluid outputs directs streams of water, cleaning fluids, waxes, and/or spot remover fluids directly at predetermined surface areas on the superstructure such that when the streams of water, cleaning fluids, waxes, and/or spot remover fluids impact the surface of the hull and/or superstructure, those hull and/or superstructure surfaces are cleaned; and switch means to selectably activate the boat cleaning system at predetermined times; whereby the boat or vessel is automatically cleaned under control of the boat cleaning system when the switch means are activated.