Mr_Shamrock
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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- Oct 8, 2009
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Unfortunately this season we were not able to use the boat much and took the day today to clean it up in preparation for winter storage. It has been about 2 months since we had it out last and to our surprise it was covered in mildew. This boat lives under a large RV carport so it doesn't see the weather. We have had a few mild cases in the past years, but nothing that wouldn't clean up with some "all purpose" type cleaner diluted down to about 50/50 w/ water. I think the lack of use and therefore lack of direct sunlight most of the summer had a lot to do with our current situation. Today we had 3 people scrubbing and scrubbing for about 4 hours and it made a difference, but still is bad. We have it pulled out from the carport right now and hopefully the weather will be decent the next few days to help the situation.
A couple questions:
What is the best/safest cleaner and preventer?
How do we prevent this?
It seems like a catch 22 - if we leave it in the sun it will fade and weaken the upholstery, but if we leave it under the carport it is a mildew magnet. We thought about a couple box fans using timers to turn them on a couple hours a day to keep air circulating (although the carport being open on both ends seems like it would circulate enough). During the winter we have a cover on the boat AND it is under the carport - what are your thoughts on that? It's funny, when we kept it at a marina in the water it never had the first sign of mildew, but it wasn't under a roof (just had the canvas cover snapped on it). Is the carport working against us (24/7 shade)???
HELP!!!
Thanks in advance!
A couple questions:
What is the best/safest cleaner and preventer?
How do we prevent this?
It seems like a catch 22 - if we leave it in the sun it will fade and weaken the upholstery, but if we leave it under the carport it is a mildew magnet. We thought about a couple box fans using timers to turn them on a couple hours a day to keep air circulating (although the carport being open on both ends seems like it would circulate enough). During the winter we have a cover on the boat AND it is under the carport - what are your thoughts on that? It's funny, when we kept it at a marina in the water it never had the first sign of mildew, but it wasn't under a roof (just had the canvas cover snapped on it). Is the carport working against us (24/7 shade)???
HELP!!!
Thanks in advance!