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Hi All As my lovely little boat has had to fend for herself for some months, there is mould on some of the wood. Since returning to my boat, I have begun to tackle the mould by:- wiping spraying with vinegar, then wiping block sanding, then wiping Yesterday, I even sprayed with a proprietary mould spray, but then realised it said not to use on wood. Any advice/suggestions please, as although the mould has reduced, there is still some present. (I have spent this evening reading past threads on 'winterising' and treating mouldy clothes etc, so will go and but cat litter tomorrow, and spend the rest of this evening finding out what a computer fan looks like, its cost and what to do with one!).
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Will Renovo which I've seen recommended for cratch covers remove green mould that a good scrubbing has failed to. I am assuming the cover is canvas (and not vinyl).
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Hi All, Last year we had a lovely bedroom installed under our tug deck but as winter has drawn in we are starting to see signs of mould. A quick spray of vinegar/remover does the trick but I think it's time to accept we need some proper ventilation in there / also concerned about upcoming BSS. The carpenter who installed the bedroom suggested a mushroom vent on the deck, but we feel it would ruin the aesthetic and would be a tripping hazard, another suggestion was to put vents in the gunwales, but i'm concerned this could be a problem when we cruise the Thames in the summer. I'm thinking that we could cut some holes in the sides of the hatch that used to provide access to the hold. Wondering if anyone has any other suggestions or solutions. I can post some photos if it would help. Thanks, Ed
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I've been tinkering with this stuff I found online and thought I'd mention it here in case you guys need to maybe clone or botch make your own parts. Oyumaru it's called. There are also other names for it, but Oyumaru is the one I bought and tested. You take a small stick of it and plop it in boiling water for three minutes(ish) and it becomes all soft and squishy like warm blu-tac. Press an object into it (maybe a bit that's broke and you have both parts?) and let the Oyumaru set. Only takes a couple of minutes. Here's my test with a 2p coin using good ol' two-part putty pressed into the mould. It really keeps a lot of the detail and most things don't stick to the Oyumaru: You can obviously use it to make a two-part mould of something letting the first side dry before applying more Oyumaru to the other half. The best part is: when you're done with the mould you just plop it back into boiling water and reuse it. It's great stuff! Even just for playing around with.
