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
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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
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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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