During the first 35 years of Blue Moon‘s life, various leaks have appeared and been fixed, but not before leaving their mark in the form of mold hiding in various parts of the boat. The result has been a slight moldy smell down below, especially near some of the vinyl used to cover the inside of the boat’s cabinets and the edges of the settees, in the aft bunk, etc. We plan to replace the cushions aboard entirely to rid them of the moldy smell, and the only solution to the vinyl issue will be to hear it out and replace it. Yesterday I got a start by pulling apart the finishing covering the topsides in the aft cabin.
This strip of vinyl is under the aft cabin cushions when they are in place, and it covers the coarse surface of the topsides. It extends under the slatting shown to the right and the trim pieces covering the bulkhead tabbing at the aft and forward ends of it. Each of these need to be removed, therefore, to remove the vinyl. With the trim covering the tabs removed, the screws fastening the slatting to the topsides can be removed and the slatting gently displaced and then removed. The vinyl is attached to the hull with adhesive, and can simply be peeled back. As expected, a leak long since fixed had been allowed to persist long enough for mold to grow. Into the trash it will go after being used as a template for the new material.The inner topsides will be thoroughly cleaned before new vinyl is laid down and the slotting is returned. In the meantime, having this part of the cabin apart will allow us to confirm over a few rainy days that none of the root-cause leaks that once caused this mold persist.
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This intense detail and totally complete process is so you Rich….. The Sabre interior of Bluemoon is SO non – Pearson!