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On Mon, 15 May 2006 07:44:39 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi List,
>
>The other day I got a phone call from a friend that has a sailboat
>here in Vermont, and spends the cold part of the year in Fla. They
>were quite distressed when they opened up their boat and found it full
>of mold and mildew. They planned on spending the summer on the boat.
>The question is- how to clean it up. Cleaning the fiberglass is pretty
>much straight forward. The problem is the wood and the fabric. I
>haven't seen it. I think if it is bad enough that the fabric may need
>replacement. The wood will probably need to be sanded and re-finished.
>Anyone have ideas that I could forward on to them? They don't have
>Internet access.
>Thanks in advance...
Bob says that we have found that while Clorox works on the fiberglass,
it is temporary and the mold will come back. He uses a citrus
cleaner.
grandma Rosalie
S/V RosalieAnn, Leonardtown, MD
CSY 44 WO #156
http://home.mindspring.com/~gmbeasley/id1.html
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