Mick_B Posted November 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Were there any unusual lights in the sky, the night before? Lol Carl... It does look kinda other worldly doesn't it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Lol Carl... It does look kinda other worldly doesn't it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB Alnwick Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Were there any unusual lights in the sky, the night before? Whatever it is you don't want it on your boat! There are two possible solutions but dowsing the boat with petrol and setting it afire, although effective in eradicating the fungus, might not provide the most satisfactory long term solution. Therefore, Carl's remedy of applying a copious application of Cuprinol five star may be preferable but, be warned, it is pretty powerful stuff and at least as volatile as petrol . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgs Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 (edited) From the Quatermass book of fun. Sorry, it isn't funny having that in your boat. My apologies. Edited November 24, 2011 by Higgs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 it is pretty powerful stuff and at least as volatile as petrol . . . Yes you must take its lighter away, before spraying it with Cuprinol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick_B Posted November 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 (edited) Edited November 24, 2011 by Mick_B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 I see that it's number 104762. I must tick it off in my Ian Allan Fungospotters' book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain_S Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 ????? ... by mushroom-like I mean wih a stipe, cap (and gills) ... Serpula lacrymans does NOT produce these, it produces an open creeping basidiome; no stalk, no cap (and NO gills). Yes,you're right. Your "mushroom like" is more precise than mine! When we had an outbreak in our last house, some of the "mushrooms?" were elevated from the floor/wall, a bit like this , but no stalks. (Come to think of it, the mushrooms on my pizza don't have stalks, either ) Iain P.S. Agree with the treatment, which must be thorough, and should include the non wood bits as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 On a more serious note I recall seeing something similar in my old trainers, just before they threw themselves away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Damn lucky they didn't try to throw you away Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Damn lucky they didn't try to throw you away Not luck...They tried but I hid in a barrel of creosote, until they gave up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB Alnwick Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Did someone mention Creosote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
County4x4 Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 I posted a couple of these pics on the arbtalk forum, and two of the fungi specialists on there both reckoned it was Pleurotus ostreatus developed in the dark - that's the oyster mushroom by the way - so the omelette might not be right out the window yet! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i love my narrowboat Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Were there any unusual lights in the sky, the night before? LOL Carl you always come up with something funny,,,mind you it is scary to look at...good luck to the chap as I would not know where to start with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick_B Posted November 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 (edited) I posted a couple of these pics on the arbtalk forum, and two of the fungi specialists on there both reckoned it was Pleurotus ostreatus developed in the dark - that's the oyster mushroom by the way - so the omelette might not be right out the window yet! Andy Andy I searched your suggestion in Google images but came back with a lot of pic's looking nothing like my pet mush. However.... on my third attempt I found this.... .... which looks like it could be the grandson / daughter of my mushy. Nott going the omelette rout though. :cheers: ETA: to add Clicky Edited November 26, 2011 by Mick_B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted November 26, 2011 Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 ETA: to add Clicky What will be the fate of the world’s fungi? As long as there are wooden boats, there will always be a safe haven for fungi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bagdad Boatman (waits) Posted November 26, 2011 Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 Celler rot is another damp house/wood rot fungi talk to the local druggies and persuade them it is magic mushroom and they will smoke it for you. A before subjected remove all affected wood and cure damp then ensure good ventilation. One boat builder ran the front and back vents under the floors to keep the bilges sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest User Posted November 26, 2011 Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 Oyster mushroom is indeed a likely candiate for the OPs fungus. It is a very variable fungus, and will make the most of a wide range of wood and sawdust (and other cellulose-based materials), and depending on a combination of growing medium and conditions will produce fruit bodies ranging from near-perfect mushrooms to very deformed and/or immature versions ... these photos are all oyster mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus( ... edible ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smelly Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 talk to the local druggies and persuade them it is magic mushroom and they will smoke it for you. Waste of good shrooms if you ask me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wanted Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 Waste of good shrooms if you ask me! I did once smoke some fly agaric shrooms in the spanish desert, pretty full on. But yes, if we are talking standard ones then a brew up has to be the best way to squeegee the third eye! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 But yes, if we are talking standard ones then a brew up has to be the best way to squeegee the third eye! You've not tried mushroom honey, then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wanted Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 You've not tried mushroom honey, then? I did once, forgot all about that, I used to know this batty lady who lived in a bender, she had a jar of honey that I once sampled. Now, enough of this. I have grown up, I have grown up, I have..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smelly Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 I have grown up, I have grown up, I have..... I have been taught that honey,, baked at about 180 farenheit, or in practice left in the cooling of an earth oven then strained, was the way to go! I have not grown up despite those that might convince me otherwise And you're looking for neighbours Yours Mark! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 I have been taught that honey,, baked at about 180 farenheit, or in practice left in the cooling of an earth oven then strained, was the way to go! If ever there was a reason for a Rayburn and its bottom oven... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wanted Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 I have been taught that honey,, baked at about 180 farenheit, or in practice left in the cooling of an earth oven then strained, was the way to go! I have not grown up despite those that might convince me otherwise And you're looking for neighbours Yours Mark! Oh go on then, once more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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