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Old 29-07-2009, 09:16   #1
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Toronto, Canada
Boat: Custom Cutter 37 - MONICA
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How to Eliminate Mold?

Now, I realize that the subject of mold is by no means as exciting and glorious as, say, falling overboard or refloating a sunken boat, but it is a challenge. Please, no wise comments!

All was well until we headed South for the winter. While on the way from Canada to Florida, we noticed condensation on the ceiling (gelcoat coated fibreglass) every morning, assumingly due to the fact that it was cold outside and warm inside. The moisture was wiped every time with a cloth. By the time we got to Florida, however, we noticed a couple of small stains on the hull liner (carpet-like liner, not vinyl) in the V berth. Removed the stains with warm water and baking soda, but they came back a few weeks later.

Being now back in Canada, I emptied the boat, washed all cushions, ripped out all hull liners, washed every nook and cranny from ceiling to bilge with a chlorine solution, including ALL wood (do not cringe, all wood is coated with resin, which makes it washable), then installed new liners, but the boat somehow still has that (faint, but noticeable) moldy smell.

What to do next, besides Febreeze?
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