sebagoman007
New Member
No matter what we do in the fall, every spring when we unwrap the boat there’s a significant amount of mildew in the cabin. We use the dessicant moisture absorbers which are clearly working, but the ugly black spots persist. I’m sure that the moisture is due to the way we use the boat in the summer (bathing-suit boating), carpets get damp from wet suits, condensation from humid air and the relatively cool water temps, and therefore hull temps and so on. It never gets thoroughly dry before layup time. I’m thinking that some sort of forced ventilation under the shrink wrap might help. Since I don’t have 120 VAC in the winter, I was thinking about a DC “muffin†fan from a computer, installed in the porthole in the head. Power would come from one of those flexible solar cells the sailboat guys use to charge their batteries while at sea. I’d hang the panel on the shrink wrap on the sunny side of the boat, ensuring the fan would run for a few hours each day. By leaving the head door and the companionway open a crack, it would draw air from under the cover, into the cabin and overboard. Is this a completely cockamamie idea, or do you think it would work? Does anyone else have this problem and, if so, what have you done to alleviate it? I welcome your thoughts and experiences. I can’t be the only one with a moldy boat…………
Thanks!
Bill
Thanks!
Bill