Serious Fungus - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

nightfighter · 03-22-2008, 07:19 PM

Mr Clean Magic Eraser
Used this product to clean years of tree sap and other crap from the top of my work van. Nothing ele touched it. These eraser sponges worked with not too much elbow grease.

Mr. Sandman · 03-23-2008, 07:07 AM

I would try 50% clorine bleach/water spray it on let is soak an 30 min-hour or so and blast with a pressure washer. This will kill anything. If your boat is other than white then I would try in small spot first. Don't let the stuff touch any metal.

If that doesn't work then burn the boat and collect insurance for a fire. (put the old gas in your truck before starting fire)

wassachu · 04-08-2008, 06:31 PM

This thread needs to be revisited. This Fungus is active in the Spring and Fall. Artillery Fungus or sometimes called Shotgun Fungus is caused by decaying wood chips. The spores from the decaying wood chips are propelled 20 feet in the air and are attracted towards the sun or anything that reflects the light like a white boat, vinyl siding on your house, white cars, motorhomes. In the case of my boat and one case of vinyl siding I heard of, the fungus CAN'T be removed. I'm using 1000 grit wet/dry sandpaper to remove it. My boat is a 22 foot with a hardtop and it's covered from the top to the keel.

Please refer to this link: http://plantclinic.cornell.edu/FactS...leryfungus.htm

Please keep your toys away from wood chips.

JeffH · 04-21-2008, 09:24 PM

Artillery fungus it is! I can also confirm there is no spray or solution that will get the stuff off. As I'm sure you have read it takes the right combination of sun and moisture and it loves the reflection of a nice white hull. I used rubbing compound to remove the sticky little dots from all the smooth gelcoat areas the non-skid areas was another issue and I just did the best I could there but some remain.

The problem at my house was the previous owner used free wood mulch from the town dump, it has way too much wood pulp which the fungus loves. So, before compounding my boat I had to remove all of the wood mulch. That was five years ago and I haven't had a problem since.