On Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:03:01 -0500, katy
wrote:

pirate wrote:
If you are connected to dockside power, you might look for a small
dehumidifier.

Was wondering about that since we don't have the [roblem in the summer
with the AC going...thanks...

some of the people here in Phuket run air conditioners all the time,
whether they are at the boat or not, for just the reason you state.
Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

Justin C wrote in
:

Out of interest, is it possible to keep the air in a boat dry? OK, if
you've got a de-humidifier running 24/7, and the boat is closed up then,
yep, I expect it'll dry out, but what about a boat that's used
regularly? Can you ever dry it out?

Justin.


Here in Charleston, we run the ACs only at the dock. It dries out the boat
all the time it's at the dock. Starting dry, the mildew and bacteria
aren't growing on everything you see as you cast off the lines and it takes
a long time for the swamp air blowing in to start that growth going. The
stuff in the enclosed spaces remain in dry air until you open the cabinet
door, extending the time the clothes keep away from the swamp condensate
and its load of growing biology. So, for many days, you get to wear clean
clothes.....usually long enough to get to the next outlet and get the AC
pumping it all out, again.

For those living like hermits on an anchor or mooring ball, just like
sleeping with the flashlights and doing without many other things, living
in the swampwater is just another stick inconvenience in a long string of
hermit inconveniences.

Bruce In Bangkok wrote:



You are living in a damp atmosphere, sort of like a swamp. The only
solution is to install an air conditioner or dehumidifier or move to a
drier climate.
Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

Sort of like a swamp? hahahahahahahahaha.....How about...BIG swamp?

Wilbur: Put your underwear back on and go to bed.
Bad boy!

"Justin C" wrote in message
...
In article , Larry wrote:
Leave the AC run all summer and the dehumidifier running all winter to
keep the boat dried out. Your problem goes away as soon as the air
inside the boat is DRY, not like a North Carolina swamp.

Out of interest, is it possible to keep the air in a boat dry? OK, if
you've got a de-humidifier running 24/7, and the boat is closed up then,
yep, I expect it'll dry out, but what about a boat that's used
regularly? Can you ever dry it out?

Justin.

--
Justin C, by the sea.

The two most important words, IMO, are, "Insulate and ventilate." Insulating
both above and below the waterline wherever possible keeps condensation
down, while ventilation keeps the humidity inside the boat close to that of
outside the boat, but prevents stale air and heat build-up. Solar-powered
Nicro Day/Night vents work very well if properly placed, combined with
passive vents belowdecks. The problem is not heat and humidity per se, but
differences in heat and humidity.

Larry wrote:

I'm watching a mother laying dead on a stretcher next to her two dead
children as her husband screams in horror over the three corpses as the
United States/Iwraeli genocide continues.

I saw the aftermath of a Hamas rocket hitting a kindergarden the other
day,,,, how about damning that...twit

Martin

Bruce,
Insulation will not get rid of the humidity, of course, but it will
eliminate the condensation.
Steve

"Bruce In Bangkok" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 04 Jan 2009 09:57:29 -0500, katy
wrote:

We're having some problems with damp seeping in. Both the v-berth and
the aft cabin have wood bins on the sides for storage...these are open
and about 9 inches deep. That's where we store our clothes. The hull
side and bottoms are carpeted with the same fabric as the the liner, a
sort of nubbly burlappy material but more closely woven. It seems the
clothes on the bottom are always damp. I've been rotating them so they
won't mildew but that's getting tedious. Also have damp problems where
the cushions meet the hull walls in the berths. Got some roll out thick
paper stuff from West Marine but as soon as it gets damp, the sheets
start picking up moisture again. I've taken to running fans all the time
to keep air circulating and am cutting back on boiling anything or
running the heater excessively when it's raining so humidity doesn't
build up. I've got 3M window plastic over the ports and the vents are
all open and drawing. Thought of using DampRid, but since NC is in a
permanent state of humid, we'd be going through one of those every other
day. Any suggestions on how to keep damp and mildew from forming (except
stopping breathing processes)?


You are living in a damp atmosphere, sort of like a swamp. The only
solution is to install an air conditioner or dehumidifier or move to a
drier climate.
Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

On Mon, 5 Jan 2009 08:44:37 +0100, "Steve Lusardi"
wrote:

Bruce,
Insulation will not get rid of the humidity, of course, but it will
eliminate the condensation.
Steve

Of course it will but insulating an already built boat is not a
trivial exercise however adding an A.C. or dehumidifier is.



"Bruce In Bangkok" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 04 Jan 2009 09:57:29 -0500, katy
wrote:

We're having some problems with damp seeping in. Both the v-berth and
the aft cabin have wood bins on the sides for storage...these are open
and about 9 inches deep. That's where we store our clothes. The hull
side and bottoms are carpeted with the same fabric as the the liner, a
sort of nubbly burlappy material but more closely woven. It seems the
clothes on the bottom are always damp. I've been rotating them so they
won't mildew but that's getting tedious. Also have damp problems where
the cushions meet the hull walls in the berths. Got some roll out thick
paper stuff from West Marine but as soon as it gets damp, the sheets
start picking up moisture again. I've taken to running fans all the time
to keep air circulating and am cutting back on boiling anything or
running the heater excessively when it's raining so humidity doesn't
build up. I've got 3M window plastic over the ports and the vents are
all open and drawing. Thought of using DampRid, but since NC is in a
permanent state of humid, we'd be going through one of those every other
day. Any suggestions on how to keep damp and mildew from forming (except
stopping breathing processes)?


You are living in a damp atmosphere, sort of like a swamp. The only
solution is to install an air conditioner or dehumidifier or move to a
drier climate.
Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

Marty wrote in
news
I saw the aftermath of a Hamas rocket hitting a kindergarden the other
day,,,, how about damning that...twit

Martin



So, if your neighbor murders your son, it's ok for you to kill them all?

That's not what the cops say where I live. It's NOT OK for me to kill off
the neighbors if they kill someone of mine. I'll certainly want to, but we
are a society of laws. We don't just start banging away on the neighbors
with our M-16s trying to see how many we can kill. That leads to anarchy
and everyone dies.

Why is murder OK when it's done by Zionists? I've wondered that for years.

KLC Lewis wrote:
"Justin C" wrote in message
...
In article , Larry wrote:
Leave the AC run all summer and the dehumidifier running all winter to
keep the boat dried out. Your problem goes away as soon as the air
inside the boat is DRY, not like a North Carolina swamp.
Out of interest, is it possible to keep the air in a boat dry? OK, if
you've got a de-humidifier running 24/7, and the boat is closed up then,
yep, I expect it'll dry out, but what about a boat that's used
regularly? Can you ever dry it out?

Justin.

--
Justin C, by the sea.

The two most important words, IMO, are, "Insulate and ventilate." Insulating
both above and below the waterline wherever possible keeps condensation
down, while ventilation keeps the humidity inside the boat close to that of
outside the boat, but prevents stale air and heat build-up. Solar-powered
Nicro Day/Night vents work very well if properly placed, combined with
passive vents belowdecks. The problem is not heat and humidity per se, but
differences in heat and humidity.


If you're living aboard, however, in a temperate region such as NC where
night temps are known to drop into the low 20's, keeping inside and
outside air equal would be quite daunting! Gives a whole new definition
to "frostbiting"!