"katy" wrote in message
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We're having some problems with damp seeping in. Both the v-berth and the
aft cabin have wood bins on the sides for storage...these are open and
about 9 inches deep. That's where we store our clothes. The hull side and
bottoms are carpeted with the same fabric as the the liner, a sort of
nubbly burlappy material but more closely woven. It seems the clothes on
the bottom are always damp. I've been rotating them so they won't mildew
but that's getting tedious. Also have damp problems where the cushions
meet the hull walls in the berths. Got some roll out thick paper stuff
from West Marine but as soon as it gets damp, the sheets start picking up
moisture again. I've taken to running fans all the time to keep air
circulating and am cutting back on boiling anything or running the heater
excessively when it's raining so humidity doesn't build up. I've got 3M
window plastic over the ports and the vents are all open and drawing.
Thought of using DampRid, but since NC is in a permanent state of humid,
we'd be going through one of those every other day. Any suggestions on how
to keep damp and mildew from forming (except stopping breathing
processes)?

Ventilation helps a lot here in sunny FL.
I've drilled "limber holes" in my lockers and lined drawers bottms and
shelves with "dri-dek" (http://www.dri-dek.com/). This stuff is great. Kinda
pricy but it won't wear out, cleans easily and allows air to ciculate under
whatever is stored in the drawer or locker. For your bins, I'd recommend
drilling holes in the bottoms and using the dri-deck on the bottom and hull
side.
I have a big garage sale dehumidifier, (too big, need to downsize) and it
does help a lot.