Matt341
Member
Hi All,
We previously owned a Mirage 28 which we rarely stayed onboard but when we did we never had any condensation, the upholstery could be left on all winter with no heating or dehumidifier.
However, we now own a Westerly and stay onboard for weekends & holidays. Over the winter we kept a couple of tube heaters on due to the extremely cold weather. All was fine over the winter and the upholstery was dry and the boat felt damp free. We didnt stay onboard though. However, we have been staying onboard for the last few weekends and the condensation is becoming a real problem and we dont know if we can face anymore of it!!
We use a 2kw convector heater that we keep on low from early evening and when cooking ensure that the hatch is open.
The windows are all metal framed and by 11:00 they tend to start condensing and around midnight they start dripping over us. We tried drying them but they just condense again.
Its not just the windows, the hull also condenses up the bow cabin and even though its lined with a thick foam headlining it still appears. By the morning the bedding is really wet where it has been against the hull and underneath the cuhsions are also wet. We have to use a hairdryer to dry off the bedding and the cushions are propped up for a few hours to dry out.
The main cabin also condenses but not as bad as the bow cabin or heads. The heads is really bad with condensation just about everywhere in there.
Its really starting to become a concern now and I really dont know what to do. Are these mositure absorbing crystals worth a try? Or maybe a dehumidifier but would this really prevent such a huge amount of condensation?
Advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Ian
We previously owned a Mirage 28 which we rarely stayed onboard but when we did we never had any condensation, the upholstery could be left on all winter with no heating or dehumidifier.
However, we now own a Westerly and stay onboard for weekends & holidays. Over the winter we kept a couple of tube heaters on due to the extremely cold weather. All was fine over the winter and the upholstery was dry and the boat felt damp free. We didnt stay onboard though. However, we have been staying onboard for the last few weekends and the condensation is becoming a real problem and we dont know if we can face anymore of it!!
We use a 2kw convector heater that we keep on low from early evening and when cooking ensure that the hatch is open.
The windows are all metal framed and by 11:00 they tend to start condensing and around midnight they start dripping over us. We tried drying them but they just condense again.
Its not just the windows, the hull also condenses up the bow cabin and even though its lined with a thick foam headlining it still appears. By the morning the bedding is really wet where it has been against the hull and underneath the cuhsions are also wet. We have to use a hairdryer to dry off the bedding and the cushions are propped up for a few hours to dry out.
The main cabin also condenses but not as bad as the bow cabin or heads. The heads is really bad with condensation just about everywhere in there.
Its really starting to become a concern now and I really dont know what to do. Are these mositure absorbing crystals worth a try? Or maybe a dehumidifier but would this really prevent such a huge amount of condensation?
Advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Ian