Condensation

[nicho]

Can anyone steer me in the direction of a product I once saw advertised please?. It was for a fibre matting type of material that was cut to shape, to go under the berths on a boat, to prevent the build up of condensation/damp (particularly in the winter months), caused by warm bedding/hot bodies (I wish!), lying on a non breathable fibre glass base.

Many thanks.

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[Gezzer]

The stuff you want is called Ventair, I have seen it at Alladins Cave at Swanwick, About £33.00 a sheet though 3ft X 6 ft'ish.


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[Apetts]

look at
www.dynamicsystemsint.com
they make the stuff and will send by post.

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[nicho]

Thanks very much, found the website - looks just the thing - I'll get some from Swanwick when next down at the boat

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[VicS]

Hawke House Marine in Fareham. 01329 668800

or try MMG in Kings Lynn 01553 617791 for other stockists of "Ventair"

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[tcm]

Others hereabouts said they used the blue insulation board under the mattresses you see on building sites, would seem a load cheaper and certainly better insulation? Note also you only need the windows open the tiniest bit to prevent the condensation .

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[nicho]

Thanks TCM, but it's only the undermattress dampness that's the problem (and no, I'm not incontinent yet!!). The rest of the boat is extremely dry. In the winter months, the boss insists on her electric blanket, and that plus natural body heat seems to cause the problem as the mattress lays on either GRP or marine ply. The blue insulation board is a good idea - however, the necessarry Ventair sheets will only cost around £50, and will also give a little extra depth to the mattress, so that's what I'm going for.



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