I’ve used lemon oil as a first coat before applying the teak oil for several years. Not much problem with mildew, but I still got some. My process was clean with Pinesol or Murphy’s Oil Soap, apply lemon oil, then apply teak oil.
I have installed a pair of 3” Nicro solar powered vents in place of the cowl vents on my dorade boxes. So now there is a 4” in the hatch in the salon, a 3” over the head, and a 3” over the passage to the v berth. Lots of ventilation, and no mildew since the installation. Air circulation seems to be the key. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Pete Shelquist via CnC-List Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2016 10:44 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Pete Shelquist <pete.shelqu...@comcast.net> Subject: Re: Stus-List Lemon oil cause mildew? Josh – I’ve used lemon oil and have not had any mildew issues. However, we do try to ventilate the boat well. From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Josh Muckley via CnC-List Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2016 8:07 PM To: C&C List Cc: Josh Muckley Subject: Stus-List Lemon oil cause mildew? Ok, so under the advise of this list I used lemon oil at the beginning of the 2015 season. I chalked up the mildew this last fall to the unusually high humidity and excessive rain. That was until this evening when someone told me that they had heard that the lemon oil gave the mildew something to eat. Before I re-oil with lemon oil, anybody have any thoughts on this mildew theory? Thanks, Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD
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