Good idea.  A piece of synthetic chamois from an auto store or Walmart
might work as well.

Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA

On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 11:06 AM, Kevin Driscoll <kevindrisc...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> The "kitchen cloth"
> <https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71mC52h-hIL._SL1500_.jpg>
> from Trader Joe's is a synthetic chamois that works amazingly in for this
> purpose. $3.99 for 2 pack. We usually cut each one in half (so you have 4
> per pack) and use them around the boat and house. They launder reasonably
> well and they come in various colors.    On our 30-2 I take a half and
> stick it through the toe rail. They stay put and will wick amazingly.
>
> On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 5:12 AM Dennis C. via CnC-List <
> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
>
>> I used cotton lamp wick like this:
>>
>> https://www.amazon.com/Paraffin-Kerosene-Lanterns-Genuine-Superior/dp/
>> B01BYLYQYY/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_201_tr_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=
>> 1&refRID=BGACPVC704NHP4827AC3&dpID=51iI62A7ikL&preST=_SY300_
>> QL70_&dpSrc=detail
>>
>> I just folded it over a couple times and stitched it so it looks like a
>> letter "P".  The folded over part lays on the deck and the tail sticks out
>> throught the toe rail.  It hangs free of the hull so the drips fall off the
>> end of the wick and don't run down the topsides.
>>
>> Amazon sells round wicks for about $2.  One could just tie a know in a
>> couple of those and do the same thing.  :)
>>
>> Dennis C.
>> Touche' 35-1 #83
>> Mandeville, LA
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