wet carpet

[diungerich]

Boat has snap-in carpet. No issues with it. I'm keeping it in a slip now, though. Yesterday got caught in the rain before I could make it back, so of course carpet was soaked. Was supposed to rain more last night, and though I'm in a covered slip, I covered it as I always do when leaving. Cover has the breathers on it, but of course, the carpet was still wet today. What I'm wondering, is for you guys in a similar situation, how do you generally handle things to avoid getting a musty/moldy situation going. I'm really not fired up about trying to pull and hang the carpet very often.

 

[Old Ironmaker]

You will have to let the air get at it, or pull them out. Go for a good run on a sunny day. Nice barge by the way.

 

[Silvertip]

Yup -- as soon as the sun is out, pull the cover and let "Mr. Sunshine" take care of drying duties. If you remove the carpet wet it may shrink a bit when dry. Then what???

 

[Fireman431]

If it's snap in marine carpet, pull it and let it dry to about 80-90%. Then reinstall. No big deal. It will draw up a little, but it should have a white or gray/black backing which is rubberized, allowing it to stretch. If hung up or draped over a bow rail, it should be near dry in about 30 min. Marine carpet should be mildew resistant anyway.