Mold on Dodger

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Jan 27, 2011
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Hunter 386 Emeryville, ca
My husband and I are about to purchase a beautiful 2004 386. The boat is in pristine condition with the exception of the dodger. The outer fabric, a dark navy, is in perfect condition, but there is mold and greenish stuff on the white and grey inside fabric.

What type of cleaner will get rid of this without bleaching the sunbrella navy fabric? My husband thinks it is going to be uncleanable but the rest of the dodger is in great shape so it would be wasteful to replace the fabric and maybe given a little wet weather, the same problm would appear. We live in the San Francisco Bay area, not a very hot or steamy place.
 
Sep 25, 2008
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Alden 50 Sarasota, Florida
Be careful what you choose as many fabric cleaners contain various forms of bleach. Lots of folks have their favorite recipe but one consistently good all-around fabric cleaner which is fairly cheap is:
 

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Jun 2, 2010
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Hunter 29.5 Bellingham, WA
I couldn't agree more. The 303 works very well. They also make a protectant to use after it us clean to restore the water resistance. I just used their products on my dodger and it came out great.
 
May 6, 2004
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Hunter 37C Seattle
I have bleached, say 20% concentration, my dark blue sunbrella to remove mold without advserse results.
 
Aug 26, 2007
272
Hunter 41DS Ventura, California
Mold

A 50/50 mix of white vinegar/ water works. May take a couple of applications.
 
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