How to remove boat mold??

[anmut]

It does wipe off, at least most of it, but it still leave the subtle dark streaks on the hull. And it didn’t come off with regular soap

That's a bit weird - how often do you wax your hull? Mine wipes off with water and my hand when we're at the sandbar.

 

[Ozzyj93]

That's a bit weird - how often do you wax your hull? Mine wipes off with water and my hand when we're at the sandbar.

The boat is brand new. It was sitting at the dealership for 6 months though in the sun (covered), which is what initially made me believe it needed a wax. It does rain a lot here in Miami, so maybe it just stained a bit? No idea really

 

[anmut]

The boat is brand new. It was sitting at the dealership for 6 months though in the sun (covered), which is what initially made me believe it needed a wax. It does rain a lot here in Miami, so maybe it just stained a bit? No idea really

I would do a good waxing anyway - just because it's new doesn't mean it couldn't use it.

 

[Jimmers]

We live in Minnesota, like many northerners, we had a very unusual and mild winter. Very little snow, we had 50 days with temperatures above freezing this winter.

We keep the boat wrapped, but outside all winter. I unwrapped my boat this week, thought I would get an early start on winter cleanup. I could not believe all of the mold/mildew that was on the vinyl, the fiberglass and the fabric trim. It was unbelievably gross. The numerous freeze thaw cycles must have produced a lot of condensation inside the boat and provided ideal conditions for the growth of mold/mildew.

Anybody else find this to be the case yet this year?

 

[drewkaree]

We live in Minnesota, like many northerners, we had a very unusual and mild winter. Very little snow, we had 50 days with temperatures above freezing this winter.

We keep the boat wrapped, but outside all winter. I unwrapped my boat this week, thought I would get an early start on winter cleanup. I could not believe all of the mold/mildew that was on the vinyl, the fiberglass and the fabric trim. It was unbelievably gross. The numerous freeze thaw cycles must have produced a lot of condensation inside the boat and provided ideal conditions for the growth of mold/mildew.

Anybody else find this to be the case yet this year?

I've still got 3-4 weeks before we head up to pull the boat out of storage, so I can't say with certainty that it's not happened this year, but in the past, I haven't had issues. Mine has always had the transport cover on over the winter, and stored, unheated, indoors. I also put mine into storage much later than most, usually we can boat into October and potentially November, or I end up trying to fit in some last-minute project.

Do you use DampRid or some other sort of product? Once I found out the chemical makeup of the stuff (a specific type of ice melt chemical works exactly the same), I bought a huge bag of it, and I've used it excessively with great results thus far.

 

[zipper]

x2 on the damp rids placed in opened compartments. Hi-Capacity Absorbers - Fragrance Free - 4 lb. Tub | DampRid
We use several placed throughout our boats.

 

[zipper]

We live in Minnesota, like many northerners, we had a very unusual and mild winter. Very little snow, we had 50 days with temperatures above freezing this winter.

We keep the boat wrapped, but outside all winter. I unwrapped my boat this week, thought I would get an early start on winter cleanup. I could not believe all of the mold/mildew that was on the vinyl, the fiberglass and the fabric trim. It was unbelievably gross. The numerous freeze thaw cycles must have produced a lot of condensation inside the boat and provided ideal conditions for the growth of mold/mildew.

Anybody else find this to be the case yet this year?

Still having mold issues? https://jetboaters.net/threads/mold.32292/#post-523651