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robert alford
Member
Username: kingofallcookies
Post Number: 14
Registered: 08-2008
| | Posted on Saturday, November 07, 2009 - 12:32 pm: | 
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any way to keep mildew from growing while covered up? |
gl115
Member
Username: gl115
Post Number: 13
Registered: 11-2009
| | Posted on Saturday, November 07, 2009 - 01:13 pm: |
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Try and store it in a place that is not damp all the time with restricted air flow.I cover mine (cuddy) I have a few vents in the cover and use the desiccant bags to try and avoid it,I also throw in some dryer sheets and moth balls, and check on it a few times while stored.
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TxGalz Dah
Member
Username: txgalzdah
Post Number: 76
Registered: 09-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 12:44 pm: |
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gl115,
The dryer sheets and moth balls. That is new to me. Could you expand on this? What function do these items perform in a stored boat? You have my interest.
Regards,
TxGalz Dah |
gl115
Member
Username: gl115
Post Number: 17
Registered: 11-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 04:35 pm: |
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The moth balls keep out bugs mice and other unwanted wire type chewing critters, also some insects.
the dryer sheets, I use bounce, keeps out other insects and most important to me spiders.
the moth balls I leave in the cardboard box and poke holes with a screwdriver in one side, then put them in a glad disposable container.
http://www.glad.com/containers/ |
Guy Gaspar
Senior Member
Username: guyjg
Post Number: 5475
Registered: 08-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 05:50 pm: |
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Look on line for closet formaldihyde bags. We used them in SE Asia to kill mold and mildew. Just hang 1 or 2 in the boat; nothing likes the odor and it airs out in minutes. |
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