[C320-list] Wintering in the Water-Question

[Pat Moriarty]

AUSTIN, TEXAS

I FORGOT TO ADD THEN GO SAILING 365 DAYS A YEAR IF YOU WANT

At 08:05 AM 10/31/2007, you wrote:
>Hmm...where are you located?
>
>Bob
>
>On Oct 31, 2007, at 8:27 AM, Chris Burti 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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