Excellent idea. Thanks. Hummmmm, I knew that. On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 9:31 AM, Rich Makela <richmak@makelaperformance.com>wrote:
To help keep the mold from forming in the first place, consider a 24/7 exhaust fan, solar powered with rechargeable battery, such as the Day/Night Plus from Nicro. Once installed on my M-17, the mold smell was gone. It keeps moisture from accumulating in the closed-up cabin when the boat is moored.
Rich Makela M-17 #233 - Harmony
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of W David Scobie Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 9:06 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Mold remediation
Tom:
good discussion of mold here -
http://www.svcambria.com/2014/03/spring-has-sprung-leak-cleaning-and.html
also, after cleaning, for _interior_ spaces some have used bathroom house paint that has an anti-mold additive.
or, after cleaning, paint the cabin storage areas with Interlux bilgecoat -
http://www.yachtpaint.com/usa/diy/products/finishes/bilgekote.aspx
or, after cleaning, re-gelcoat the interior. doing this with a brush isn't hard, your boat's current interior gelcoat was done the same way.
:: Dave Scobie
-------------------------------------------- On Wed, 4/9/14, Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> wrote:
Before jumping into dealing with some nasty cabin mold I thought I would query the MSOG members for their experiences and any suggestions as to how to proceed with this task especially in the use of concoctions that would deal with deeply ingrained mold. I seem to remember someone pressure washing the interior of his boat but wonder about water getting trapped between the hull and liner, if this is possible. Also, I have to replace some separated tabbing between bulkheads and hull which I would assume should be attended to first since getting water in the separation could be problematical trying to dry out. I am trying to avoid doing much other work inside the hull before I deal with the mold having read about mold toxicity. Thanks for any ideas and experiences.
Tom B, Mont.17 #258, 1977