[C320-list] Ventilation Best Practices

[Kirk McCullough]

Welcome to the C320 family Martin.

We have owned ours in the Vancouver area for 10 years. I use two air dryers
each only 60 watts, not heaters just dryers, and leave the head hatch
slightly open. I leave one in the saloon and one in the aft. The saloon
temperature never drops below 10 C over the winter with this set up and no
mildew, ever. 

Empty the hanging locker over the winter unless u sail and need your rain
gear through the winter, then hang it in the saloon to allow it to dry.

That's all I have ever done. We use the boat 9 months of the year.

Kirk
Boomerang #124

-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Chris Burti
Sent: 22 September 2008 06:33
To: C320-List at catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Ventilation Best Practices


Welcome,
The C-320 has earned a lot owner satisfaction since she debuted and I
belivey you will be very happy wioth your choice. We are located in a high
humidity area and all we do is to keep the bilge dry, keep the head hatch
cracked open year around and run one of the WM dehumidifiers in the Winter.
It only puts out the equivilent heat of a 90 watt bulb, but the fan
circulates the air nicely and that's all it takes for us. Our last boat was
old, had a lot of leaks and nothing we tried prevented mildew.

Most marinas prefer you not leave anything electrical running, so I am not
surprised at his comment.

On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 11:23 PM, Martin Bayly <mbayly at telus.net> wrote:

> Hey C320 Owners
>
>
>
> Very proud and excited this weekend to join your throng.  Got the keys for
> my first boat which is a 2005 320, hull #1023, Serendipity.
>
>
>
> We're at Bowen Island, near Vancouver, BC Canada.  Anticipating many years
> of fun family cruising.
>
>
>
> But anyway first question, of which I'm sure there will be many, as even
> though I sailed for many years with my family when I was a kid, still most
> definitely a newbie at being skipper!
>
>
>
> As may be well known, given the comments over the last few days regarding
> sailing in Puget Sound, we have lots of moisture up here in the North West
> and so I'm wondering whether I should be concerned about the lack of
> apparent inbuilt ventilation in the Catalina 320.  The boat is basically 4
> years old and still surprisingly fresh smelling given I don't think it's
> been used much to date.
>
>
>
> However, from what I've read the best way to combat mildew is by keeping
> the
> temperature in the interior similar to the exterior through good
> ventilation
> and by ensuring the air continues to circulate and exchange.    However,
my
> 320 doesn't seem to have any ventilation other than a 3 " by 1/2 " slot in
> the main hatch boards.  The current owners have a couple of West Marine
Air
> Dryer Dehumidifiers (see link below), but the guy who runs the marina
> suggested that they may do more harm than good if they warm the internal
> air
> too much.
>
>
>
> So interested in people's experiences and best practices for keeping the
> mildew at bay and the air flowing sweetly.
>
>
>
> West Marine Dehumidifier:
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>
>
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/producte/10001/-1/10001/
>
>
245832/377%20710%201663/0/Dehumidifiers,%20Air%20Purifiers/Primary%20Search/
> mode%20matchallpartial/0/0?N=377%20710%201663
> <
>
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/producte/10001/-1/10001
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>
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> RL=true&storeNum=5002&subdeptNum=12&classNum=380>
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>
>
> Cheers
>
> Martin Bayly
>
> Serendipity #1023
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>
>
>


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Chris Burti Farmville, NC