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Moorn replied: | Has nothing to do with fresh water or salt....has to do
with humidity
| control...

True

Did you put out mildew pots? or did you put some charcoal in a
| bowl or two?

Nope

Have you used an anti-mildew product on your cushions and head
| liner?

Nope

Do you make sure everything is dry before it is stored away?

Yup

Well, one right answer didn't keep the mildew away, now did it?

--
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

"katysails" wrote in message
...
Wally gagged:

-- Mildew pots?!?

Silly boy...you get them at the grocery store...they are plastic tubs with
absorbent stuff in the bottom..over the winter they collect water and
reduce
humidity in closed areas...

I really do not believe that such things are capable of absorbing enough
moisture to make a real difference. I leave a couple of ports slightly
ajar, and that really makes a big difference.

Regards

Donal
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katysails wrote:

Wally gagged:

-- Mildew pots?!?

Silly boy...you get them at the grocery store...they are plastic tubs with
absorbent stuff in the bottom..over the winter they collect water and reduce
humidity in closed areas...

Thanks for the clarification.

But you're confusing we with Wally. I'm not Wally.
He's from the Uk, and I'm a fellow troll.

--
//-Walt
//
// Sigs suck. Oh, the irony.

"Donal" scribbled thusly:
I really do not believe that such things are capable of absorbing enough
moisture to make a real difference.

I'm not sure we're talking about the same thing, but the dehumidifier
pots we have pull several gallons out of the air in the boat over the
course of a week (but then, it is really humid here).

... I leave a couple of ports slightly
ajar, and that really makes a big difference.

All that does is equalize the humidity inside & outside the boat.

OzOne wrote:
They absorb a huge amount, however probably not all that effective
onboard.

Trick is good ventilation and pulling cushions etc away from their
bases, backs.
Stand them on edge with space for airflow between.

Yep, makes a big difference when you put things away properly.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

"katysails" wrote in message
| Well, one right answer didn't keep the mildew away, now did it?

Nope... but I'm not putting a fan and dehumidifier onboard for the winter.

I left nothing on the boat like blankets and pillows etc. It is stripped
clean each year. I live in Nova Scotia... it's wet here.

CM

"Lady Pilot" wrote in message
news:6rQoc.8819$Md.8034@lakeread05...
|
| "Capt. Mooron" wrote:
|
| I firmly believe the interior of a vessel should be stripped and cleaned
| at
| least every 2 years. It does wonders for the boat and owner.
|
| I won't believe it until I see it...

Come on down... or up..... I'll show you how to strip clean..... a vessel.
;-)

CM

katysails wrote:
Wally gagged:
-- Mildew pots?!?

That wasn't Wally, that was Walt.

--
Wally
www.forthsailing.com
www.wally.myby.co.uk

DSK said:
All that does is equalize the humidity inside & outside the boat.

Dave wrote:
If I'm not mistaken it's not just the humidity, but a combination of heat
and humidity that creates a real problem.

Well, you're mistaken ;)

Seriously, in one way you're right *if* the ambient air circulating is
cooler than the mildew likes. If you are in a warm humid place, like the
South, then the ambient air will support mildew blooms very nicely. If
it were only a matter of heat, well, heat kills mildew & spores... it
just has to get hot enough.

... Providing some circulation should
reduce the time the boat is like a steam bath because the sun is beating
down and warming it while cooler air can't get in.

If that cooler air is bringing in more moisture, how is that going to
help? The problem is not the simple fact that it gets hot (but not hot
enough to kill mildew & spores, just hot enough to germinate them), but
rahter that you have a thermal cycle... the boat cools off at night but
humid air is trapped inside, where it condenses on various surfaces.
Then more air of ambient humidity is drawn in, it gets heated up by the
sun, then cooled and condenses again... the boat is basically a thermal
condenser cylcing around the temp & humidity range that mildew thrives
in. The problem is best attacked from both angles.

BTW my congratulations on a boating related post. You did great for a
first-timer ;)

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Donal commented: I really do not believe that such things are capable of
absorbing enough
moisture to make a real difference

They do make a difference. We use 4 of them...one in each cabin plus one in
the head...and I dump out the "collection" about 3 times a winter...and we
don't have mildew on the boat....

--
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

Dave asked:
Ya think that's likely from the boat sitting in the sun?

Yes. Take one average 30+ ft. piece of plastic and cover it over with a
tarp. Have a few months of rain, snow, sleet etc accumulate...along comes
April adn three out-of-season heat days...crawl under that tarp and enter
that cabin...you could grow mushrooms in there if you had dirt enough!
--
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein