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What Did You Do To Your Boat This Week?
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Newf
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Since we are into the winterizing theme which of these would you put into a small cabin on a Fiberglass boat? The one on the left is a heater and can be set to come on at +3c . I have one in the engine doghouse. The one on the right is more for air circulation I believe. What would be best for my enclosed cabin?
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MikePA
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I've used the one on the right for years and it's been great. I put a small dehumidifier in the cuddy as well and turn it on once a week as well.
MRWood
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I use the one on the right as well. Mine is a camfro. I remove all the cushions and run the Camro and all is good.
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salmonkiller01
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salmonkiller01
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Buckethead905
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The Stor-dry is wicked for Cuddys and RV’s. I’ve had one in my boat and my last camper for the last 8 years and they are perfect every time I open them up after a long winter. I don’t have a dehumidifier for the simple reason that there is too much fresh air exchange with all the cracks and vents that you’re literally dehumidifying the earths atmosphere, good luck.
CiscoCat
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I run a dehumidifier running in the cabin year around. It makes a big difference. Cabin always smells so fresh. Then in the winter I add in the camfro heater to take the chill out. Again makes a big difference. I also add one in the bilge when a big cold snap is coming.
For the last two winters I have run one of these heater/fan units.
I bought the other unit as well, because I didn't know any better.
Now our boat is in the water all winter and we have a covered but not enclosed slip.
The boat is welded aluminum with a cabin and I set the thermostat at medium high and it cycles on and off and keeps the boat at about 70 F.
I place the heater on the floor in the cabin and block the door to the V-Birth open . We always have the heater stored on the boat and have a few times when it has been cold or stupid rainy out run the heater at night when we were sleeping. We have a smoke detector and a CO detector.
The boat is plugged in at the dock and I know our monthly hydro increases in the winter with the heater running but the invoicing periods are never the same so I can't figure out how much more it costs to run the heater all winter.
I could work out the cost if I used the power consumption but in the end I would still be running the heater so it made no sense to just find out exactly how much more another item on a boat costs on a daily basis in the winter.
We use the boat year round and I can't tell you how nice it is to get into an aluminum boat that is warm inside from the get go. If we didn't have the boat warm from the get go it would really curtail the enjoyment of winter boating
We unplug the electric and turn on the diesel heater as soon as we get aboard and crack open one of the side and rear facing windows to insure fresh air flow while aboard.
I went to Michaels (with the heater) and found a plastic box with a snap lid to store the heater in.
I bought the other unit as well, because I didn't know any better.
Now our boat is in the water all winter and we have a covered but not enclosed slip.
The boat is welded aluminum with a cabin and I set the thermostat at medium high and it cycles on and off and keeps the boat at about 70 F.
I place the heater on the floor in the cabin and block the door to the V-Birth open . We always have the heater stored on the boat and have a few times when it has been cold or stupid rainy out run the heater at night when we were sleeping. We have a smoke detector and a CO detector.
The boat is plugged in at the dock and I know our monthly hydro increases in the winter with the heater running but the invoicing periods are never the same so I can't figure out how much more it costs to run the heater all winter.
I could work out the cost if I used the power consumption but in the end I would still be running the heater so it made no sense to just find out exactly how much more another item on a boat costs on a daily basis in the winter.
We use the boat year round and I can't tell you how nice it is to get into an aluminum boat that is warm inside from the get go. If we didn't have the boat warm from the get go it would really curtail the enjoyment of winter boating
We unplug the electric and turn on the diesel heater as soon as we get aboard and crack open one of the side and rear facing windows to insure fresh air flow while aboard.
I went to Michaels (with the heater) and found a plastic box with a snap lid to store the heater in.
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Rain City
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I keep one of those in the v berth on low and then this year I bought this little guy.
Dehumidifier,88OZ Dehumidifier... https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0D9Y8K2KM?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
I noticed the Merry Fisher gets lots of condensation inside the glass so on my first cold morning it took a long time to get the windows clear. This has really helped.
salmonkiller01
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Pretty sure they are the same oil.
Aquaholic
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Unbelievable how far gone the ram zincs are for ten days. Metal boat? No other hull zinc?
the force
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I’m not sure when they were last replaced, haven’t been in the 2.5years I’ve owned it… could be 10 years old for all I know.
Aluminum boat. As far as I’m can see only zincs are on the outdrive and kicker.
I’m a bit embarrassed to show this but it has a skookum kicker bracket (not my handy work) if that makes any difference. The zinc on kicker mount is decently ate up as well.
Trim tabs look fine.
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Quite the device......
..........And This portable dehumidifiers with auto atmosphere lights create a sweet and romantic night ambiance. You can also choose your favorite color or turn it off.
Reminds of the old joke where the bear says to the hunter, "You aren't really here for the hunting, are you?"
Rain City
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Funny you should say that, I had no idea that it had this feature. But boy was I pleasantly surprised when arrived to the marina one night and was welcomed with a glowing pink hue coming from my all glass boat that I could see from the road.
Aquaholic
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I went to check on my mine, and thought someone had bought a Mary Kay boat.
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