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Getting Rid of Damp
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)? |
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