Coincidentally I just learned about white vinegar for killing mold and am starting a project to rid my VW, in storage for 10 years, of mold so my oldest grandchild (with sinus 'issues') can drive it. The follow-up is very encouraging; thanks for posting, and I'm very happy for your success.
Here is what I've learned about mold on our boat: I use 100% white vinegar (I do not mix it with anything else including water). I'm told mold will not die if the pH is not correct. So 100% has always worked for me. After wiping/scrubbing, I leave the vinegar on to dry naturally. Within 30 minutes its dry. Next: Ventilation, ventilation, ventilation! I keep a small 12 exhaust fan running year round (even in winter on the hard). Finally, someone mentioned not to mix chorox with vinegar. I agree that is bad and will produce toxic gases. As I've said before, I do not dilute vinegar with anything. So in addition, do not mix any chlorox product with any AMMONIA product as well. Very bad gases result!
Good info.. as an aside, we used to have several travel trailers and we always kept an open bucket of charcoal in the unit after we left.. This absorbs the most within the unit..They sell these containers with most absorbing crystals as well.. bit more expensive but also works very good..
I use tea tree oil to kill mold. I Did it last year when I bought the boat, and I have seen zero mold in those areas since. My mold was black. Would the acidic nature of vinegar also kill germs left behind by mice? I prefer natural cleaners.
Time for a geeky biology factoid: fungi are very resistant to sanitizers, and while you may be able to attack the visible mycelial growth with some agents they often extend hyphae deep into the fibrous structures on which they grow. Because the hyphae burrow in microscopic crevices, they tend not to be affected by topically applied agents, which only treat the exposed surface mycelia (and that with limited efficacy, since fungi have very tough cell walls). This is why certain fungal infections, like athlete's foot, can be so difficult to eliminate and tend to recur. Also, some molds cast off many spores which are highly resistant and lie in wait, and will germinate into a fresh crop of fungal growth if conditions are right. If your problem recurs, ethylene glycol (main ingredient in automotive antifreeze) is one of the most effective fungicides because it is readily taken into the cells and disrupts the metabolic processes of the entire fungal body, hyphae and all, and it penetrates deep into the substrate to which the fungi are attached, effectively poisoning their food supply. If you add a bit of borax to the ethylene glycol it will kill even the most stubborn fungi. Such concoctions are often used by wooden boat and house restorers to kill wood rot fungi, which tend to resist other treatments (including bleach). Ethylene glycol is fairly toxic if you ingest it, but fine if you just wipe it on the affected surfaces (wear gloves), let it sit for a few hours, then rinse it off with water wherever you might come into contact with a treated surface (it is highly water soluble). It is not an inhalation hazard unless you aerosolize it. That said, if you want to try it, make sure you read up on its toxicity and wear appropriate personal protective equipment.
Thanks for the tip. I know the fungus has been living in the boat for decades because it pops up the moment the humidity gets too high and left unchecked. I have borax powder from when I gave casting bronze a try and antifreeze is easy to come by, we will give this a try if we can’t keep it from blooming.
Recommend renting a fogger (Home Depot usually have in rentals) and coat all interior cabin surfaces with Concrobium mold control, which is non toxic. It crushes mold spore as it dries and prevents new mold from attaching to surfaces that have been coated. It is a go to in the mold abatement industry
I love it; "For the record this toilet bowl cleaner has never been used in a toilet." Oh that was cause for a big chuckle over here. Don't use bleach and vingegar together that creates C-hlorine Gas....then you die. Funny story...I received a horrible sunburn when I was a child. My mother went and put some baking soda on my back to make it feel better. Then my dad came along and said...geez you still hurt, I've heard that vinegar will cool it down. So what happens when you mix baking soda and vinegar together? Do you remember those volcanoes everybody makes in science class...yup I had that going on in the cracks of my sunburn....exothermic reaction.......Oh it is my B-Day today!!! That toilet bowl brush thing is going to sadly be the highlight I think....
@@RiggingDoctor it was just fine. My kids each bought a dollar present for me, and I went to an all you can eat Asian buffet. All in all it was pretty decent. Also there was no screaming and frothing. I guess any day you don't have to do that is a good day. Right?
Vinegar contains acetic acid. Acetic acid is used or at least was used in film developing for fixing the black-and-white prints. You can order a ceric acid dilute it and it will do the same as vinegar. That may be available locally.
As a guy who lived aboard wooden boats for many years, I would suggest a small teapot filled with vinegar and heated on the cabin stove. The vapor will help keep the mold at bay, even in those little nooks and crannies. In severe cases I have done the same thing with bleach, but obviously not while staying aboard. When I was not aboard and connected to shore power, I used a crock pot connected to a timer, one day on, one day off. Nice to come back to a clean smelling boat!
Sinuses and other consequential surprises. You'll never get all the mold out of woods. If it was possible, the world would have never known the sound of Stradivarius. Might explain the 36? Good job, Shipmate!
The closest thing to a mold bomb is probably an essential oil diffuser. Oils are how plants defend themselves against molds and I read a study that showed oregano and thyme oil worked well. Maybe they could also slow things rusting by coating everything in a thin layer of oil. :)
On Tilt Sailing Dale Hudson I think that would put chemicals in everything like clothes, etc. Also, it could be dangerous to be around the residue for kids and pets. Not so nice.
@@ontiltsailingdalehudson7170 tea tree oil on a cotton ball permeates a space with its fumes giving you the same effect. it's healthier though, and much cheaper. the black mold we had last year is still gone. The one downside is the constant turpentine-pine order. I say oder because the turpentine smell is stronger than a pine scent.
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Coincidentally I just learned about white vinegar for killing mold and am starting a project to rid my VW, in storage for 10 years, of mold so my oldest grandchild (with sinus 'issues') can drive it. The follow-up is very encouraging; thanks for posting, and I'm very happy for your success.
We love giving old vehicles another chance. Oh so often they just need a good cleaning :)
Here is what I've learned about mold on our boat: I use 100% white vinegar (I do not mix it with anything else including water). I'm told mold will not die if the pH is not correct. So 100% has always worked for me. After wiping/scrubbing, I leave the vinegar on to dry naturally. Within 30 minutes its dry. Next: Ventilation, ventilation, ventilation! I keep a small 12 exhaust fan running year round (even in winter on the hard). Finally, someone mentioned not to mix chorox with vinegar. I agree that is bad and will produce toxic gases. As I've said before, I do not dilute vinegar with anything. So in addition, do not mix any chlorox product with any AMMONIA product as well. Very bad gases result!
Good idea, thanks for the suggestion! We will try straight vinegar next time
Good info.. as an aside, we used to have several travel trailers and we always kept an open bucket of charcoal in the unit after we left.. This absorbs the most within the unit..They sell these containers with most absorbing crystals as well.. bit more expensive but also works very good..
Great tip thanks!
I use tea tree oil to kill mold. I Did it last year when I bought the boat, and I have seen zero mold in those areas since. My mold was black. Would the acidic nature of vinegar also kill germs left behind by mice? I prefer natural cleaners.
Acid is acid, it can’t hurt to try!
My mum is obsessed with Tea Tree Oil .... thanks for informing me i will try it in my boat 😀😃
Good old vinegar, a great disinfectant. Glad it killed the mold and got rid of the problem.
It did wonders but we do still get little “blooms” here and there. A little vinegar and they disappear for months.
It is awesome to see y’all know about diesel he dryness versus propane. Very important keep on being awesome!
When we live on the boat it’s not a bog issue, it’s when we leave the boat closed up to go visit somewhere else that it becomes an issue.
some beautiful camerawork, good musical selection, good work 👍
Thanks guys, that means a lot to us coming from you guys :)
Time for a geeky biology factoid: fungi are very resistant to sanitizers, and while you may be able to attack the visible mycelial growth with some agents they often extend hyphae deep into the fibrous structures on which they grow. Because the hyphae burrow in microscopic crevices, they tend not to be affected by topically applied agents, which only treat the exposed surface mycelia (and that with limited efficacy, since fungi have very tough cell walls). This is why certain fungal infections, like athlete's foot, can be so difficult to eliminate and tend to recur. Also, some molds cast off many spores which are highly resistant and lie in wait, and will germinate into a fresh crop of fungal growth if conditions are right. If your problem recurs, ethylene glycol (main ingredient in automotive antifreeze) is one of the most effective fungicides because it is readily taken into the cells and disrupts the metabolic processes of the entire fungal body, hyphae and all, and it penetrates deep into the substrate to which the fungi are attached, effectively poisoning their food supply. If you add a bit of borax to the ethylene glycol it will kill even the most stubborn fungi. Such concoctions are often used by wooden boat and house restorers to kill wood rot fungi, which tend to resist other treatments (including bleach). Ethylene glycol is fairly toxic if you ingest it, but fine if you just wipe it on the affected surfaces (wear gloves), let it sit for a few hours, then rinse it off with water wherever you might come into contact with a treated surface (it is highly water soluble). It is not an inhalation hazard unless you aerosolize it. That said, if you want to try it, make sure you read up on its toxicity and wear appropriate personal protective equipment.
Thanks for the tip. I know the fungus has been living in the boat for decades because it pops up the moment the humidity gets too high and left unchecked.
I have borax powder from when I gave casting bronze a try and antifreeze is easy to come by, we will give this a try if we can’t keep it from blooming.
Recommend renting a fogger (Home Depot usually have in rentals) and coat all interior cabin surfaces with Concrobium mold control, which is non toxic. It crushes mold spore as it dries and prevents new mold from attaching to surfaces that have been coated. It is a go to in the mold abatement industry
Good to know. Someone offered to lend me a VHP machine to sterilize the interior.
I love it; "For the record this toilet bowl cleaner has never been used in a toilet." Oh that was cause for a big chuckle over here. Don't use bleach and vingegar together that creates C-hlorine Gas....then you die. Funny story...I received a horrible sunburn when I was a child. My mother went and put some baking soda on my back to make it feel better. Then my dad came along and said...geez you still hurt, I've heard that vinegar will cool it down. So what happens when you mix baking soda and vinegar together? Do you remember those volcanoes everybody makes in science class...yup I had that going on in the cracks of my sunburn....exothermic reaction.......Oh it is my B-Day today!!! That toilet bowl brush thing is going to sadly be the highlight I think....
Happy birthday!
You must have looked like an X-men with white fluff spewing from your back!
@@RiggingDoctor I was screaming like Wolverine when the claws first came out, that was for sure. It hurt worse than my kidney stone.
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How was your birthday?
@@RiggingDoctor it was just fine. My kids each bought a dollar present for me, and I went to an all you can eat Asian buffet. All in all it was pretty decent. Also there was no screaming and frothing. I guess any day you don't have to do that is a good day. Right?
Haha! Good to hear. You can't go wrong with that meal!!!
White Vinegar is good. Also, Hydrogen Peroxide 3% is good too. Hope to see you and Hernie sailing soon.
Thanks for the suggestion!
We hope (and it looks like we will be) back in the water and sailing by June.
Vinegar contains acetic acid. Acetic acid is used or at least was used in film developing for fixing the black-and-white prints. You can order a ceric acid dilute it and it will do the same as vinegar. That may be available locally.
Good point! I used to use it when I was a kid to develop film and that explains the memories I got when Maddie opened the vinegar!
Good job guys :) Mould spores definitely aggravate chest problems so it's great that you are noticing a difference :)
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the best thing for mold after many years livingaboard has been Tea tree oil. It works miracles :)
Thanks for the tip!
Good to know. Thanks
I guess I missed it but did you use straight vinegar or did you cut it with water? Does it damage the wood, or fabrics? Another great video....
Maddie says it was straight vinegar in the spray bottle
Wood was fine and the mold was dead!
As a guy who lived aboard wooden boats for many years, I would suggest a small teapot filled with vinegar and heated on the cabin stove.
The vapor will help keep the mold at bay, even in those little nooks and crannies.
In severe cases I have done the same thing with bleach, but obviously not while staying aboard.
When I was not aboard and connected to shore power, I used a crock pot connected to a timer, one day on, one day off.
Nice to come back to a clean smelling boat!
The teapot trick is genius! It’s like a bug bomb for mold.
We could certainly “fumigate” the boat once in a while
@@RiggingDoctor Thanks!
White vinegar comes in couple of different strengths, usually listed on the front of the bottle. Cleaning vinegar is usually the strongest.
We will have to see what kind we have and be sure to restock with cleaning vinegar next time ;)
Sinuses and other consequential surprises. You'll never get all the mold out of woods. If it was possible, the world would have never known the sound of Stradivarius.
Might explain the 36? Good job, Shipmate!
Is their sound tuned by the mold in the wood? There’s something about wood that a plastic violin can’t touch
Don't you wish there was a "mold and mildew bomb" -----------like a bug bomb!!!! That would be just awesome!!!!
You would find one in every boat!
The closest thing to a mold bomb is probably an essential oil diffuser. Oils are how plants defend themselves against molds and I read a study that showed oregano and thyme oil worked well. Maybe they could also slow things rusting by coating everything in a thin layer of oil. :)
On Tilt Sailing Dale Hudson I think that would put chemicals in everything like clothes, etc. Also, it could be dangerous to be around the residue for kids and pets. Not so nice.
@@lydiaajohnson As opposed by the dangers of black mold and mildew?
@@ontiltsailingdalehudson7170 tea tree oil on a cotton ball permeates a space with its fumes giving you the same effect. it's healthier though, and much cheaper. the black mold we had last year is still gone. The one downside is the constant turpentine-pine order. I say oder because the turpentine smell is stronger than a pine scent.
if there's mold you can see, there's definitely much more you cant
That’s the name of the game in a boat!