[C320-list] Wintering in the Water-Question

[Chris Burti]

Bob,
Come on down for a visit. I'll take you winter sailing (in shorts if
you are lucky), expose you to some of our 30,000 miles of coastline
without a single natural rock and teach you to back your 320 with
confidence at the same time.

cb

On 10/30/07, Robert Seastream <robert.seastream at comcast.net> wrote:
> We're in NH, haven't used a dehumidifier, left our cushions onboard,
> and saw no evidence of mold/mildew this past spring.
> Probably too cold and dry up here over the winter.  I'm tempted to move
> to the carolinas to extend the sailing season.
>
> Bob Seastream
> 'Intuition' # 906
>
> On Oct 30, 2007, at 2:22 PM, Mike Shoffner wrote:
>
> > Jon,
> >
> > I've used a Mighty Dry dehumidifier in my boat for several years and
> > it's done a good job.  I keep it set on 60% humidity siting on a
> > cutting board on the galley sink with the drain going into the sink.
> > It stopped working once, and I returned it to the company who repaired
> > it and returned it promptly for what I thought at the time was a
> > reasonable charge.  My boat is in the water year round in FL, and I
> > always thought it was just good insurance against mildew, mold, etc.
> > The company claims they know of no one having a fire as a result of
> > one of their units malfunctioning.  See www..mightydry.com.
> >
> > M. Shoffner
> > #171
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: "jonvez at comcast.net" <jonvez at comcast.net>
> > To: 320 List <C320-List at catalina320.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 10:42:49 AM
> > Subject: [C320-list] Wintering in the Water-Question
> >
> > I will be storing my boat in the water this year for the first time
> > (Boston Harbor) and since I will have access to shore power I will
> > have the opportunity to potentially use some dehumidifier type device.
> > Does anyone have any advice on what to use? I purchased a WM portable
> > heater that has a 'defrost' mode which kicks on whenever the cabin
> > temp goes below 38 degrees and I'm wondering if this is the same
> > concept as the plug in dehumidifiers that you can buy....any thoughts
> > would be appreciated...
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jon Vez
> >
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-- 
Chris Burti
Farmville, NC