Winter damp problems

[shibbs]

The boat is now all tucked up for the winter and has been for just shy of 2 months. Full winter cover on, air vents open, damp absorbent crystals in place etc. The boat is at work so i get down and open the cover up on dry days for fresh air and so on but this weekend i opened up and found a couple of things that worried me a little and wondered on the opinions on here..
1st.. Everything that can be has been removed but the rear sunbed is too large to take out, i noticed that the material has started to discolor through mould. Can anyone recommend anything to a, clean it off, and b, stop it happening?
2nd, See pics below, somehow, metal filings have ended up on the deck, ( i used wire wool stupidly to clean something a while back) but these have obviously got damp and rusted and stained the dack panels, anything anyone knows of to get rid of these marks, i've tried cleaning but they won't budge?


Any ideas are always welcome..
If only i had power to the boat for a heater / de-humidifier..

[MartynG]

For the rust spots try Bar Keepers Friend Power Cream
But if the floor is real wood rather than laminate perhaps use it sparingly and wash off well.

The same bar keepers friend may well remove stains on vinyl upholstery but not suitable on cloth fabric and it is a good cleaner for stainless steel and copper and cleaning stains off GRP so handy to have around on the boat.

To kill mould on durable fabric such as canvas or hard surfaces try Westland Paving and Decking Hero or a similar product called Patio Magic - which is diluted with water and sprayed on - don't necessarily expect an instant effect. Spray on and leave it and come back after a week. You can spray this over the boat and it will help keep green moss and algae at bay. Also works on patio's and paths around the house !

[sprocker]

For the vinyl surfaces of my previous Bayliner I always found good old Stardrops All Round cleaner to be excellent.

Cheap as chips and does what it says on the plastic bottle.

[mlines]

Be careful that any cleaner does not attack the stitching.

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[betty boop]

magic sponge (Capn's recommendation) for the mould - works great on vinyl will only clean it though not stop it.

rust on the deck , Oh that brings back horrible memories, wire wool in the engine bay that I forget about Magic sponge SHOULD get that off too, I had similar stains but from a tree pollen/spore things dusted all over the deck (ribbed Gell coat) when it was parked on an MDL hardstand. Miss BB eventually scrubbed them off with the sponge and some added elbow grease8 yeas later. Apparently there was a world shortage of Elbow grease when I was involved but she luckily found some

[shibbs]

Thanks for the suggestions, will give them a go..

Apparently there was a world shortage of Elbow grease when I was involved but she luckily found some

I've never been a fan of elbow grease, never found it to work for me, will see if Mrs Shibbs has any luck with it..

[ColinR]

Magic sponge with caution, they are very abrasive.

Something like this also would work but will not stop mould forming. We just accept that, in the spring, there is a big scrub and polish to be done.

[shibbs]

I have thought that, dont get too excited about it and clean it thoroughly in the spring but that raised the question in my head as to whether it will stain if not kept on top of? Last thing i want is to have black marks that i can't get rid of because i was lazy with it..

[ColinR]

We've never suffered from marks left after winter mould. The worst thing we suffer from is where the black cover rests on the seat pad. The black leaches out and is a pain to remove.

[ian h]

We've never suffered from marks left after winter mould. The worst thing we suffer from is where the black cover rests on the seat pad. The black leaches out and is a pain to remove.

I have just had the cockpit upholstery all re-done, Goes back in on Monday 28th, (will post pictures )
To overcome the cover rubbing on the seats I have had made 4 sort of sacrifical covers also made that go over the 4 seats where the cover touches.

Used to get rust spots on the gel coat from the scrap yard next door to Saxon, a real pain to get out of the gel coat too Sorted that problem by getting an all over cover made