[C320-list] Wintering in the Water-Question

[Pat Moriarty]

Winterizing a boat???????????turn the frig down, don't want the beer 
to freeze, install dodger, don't like white caps on my beer when it 
is below 80F, done winterizing.


Pat #130


At 07:27 AM 10/31/2007, you wrote:
>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

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