lektran
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Depends on where you anchor. We weren't charged on Carrick Roads just south of Loe Beach, or just north of the Mylor moorings.
How long can you live at anchor in the UK?
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Seven Spades
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I think that your biggest challenge will condensation in the winter. We have such a climate that any form of heating will find you suffering from damp and mould.
Trident
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To be fair blown air diesel brings in air from outside, dries it out somewhat and blows it in to the boat - we have a humidity gauge onboard and a dehumidifier. When we have the diesel heaters on we find humidity drops in to the 40% range within a couple of hours and the dehumidifier is not needed. The rest of the time we use a desiccant dehumidifier as a heater - ie when its warm enough that you just need a few degrees more to be comfortable and that keeps us warm and dry (and of course feeling warmer because the air is dryer) - this of course would not work at anchor with the A/C power draw but you could easily just leave the diesel heater on low 24/7 and you would see no mould or condensation. I think however the OP was saying he wanted to be at anchor in summer time - only a masochist or the destitute would live at anchor in winter in the UK.
Sandy
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I have had a different experience.
lektran
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Strange, the harbour master boat came by to say hello while we were anchored south of Loe and told us there was no charge as they don't cover that area
Khaos
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Not true! I haven't touched a mooring since last August and have been aboard my Achilles 24 the whole time.
Over summer is easy. The biggest challenge is landing. Usually the pontoons are surrounded by moorings so you have to go further. You either need to be good at rowing or have an outboard for your dinghy. I recommend getting good at rowing as it's good exercise. I'm the fittest I've been in years.
It really depends on you. How many home comforts do you really need? Some people can't imagine life without their fridges and air fryers. Personally I think people lived without fridges and air fryers for a long time before they were invented and were fine.
If the idea appeals to you I think you should try it and see how it goes.
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Khaos
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True. I really need to insulate the boat before autumn. Was constantly having to wipe condensation away when it was cold.
Aside from that it's a good opportunity to pretend you're yachting in Greenland
wonkywinch
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It doesn't dry the air. The lower the temperature, the lower the amount of moisture (water vapour) the air can hold before it saturates.
If you warm air, the relative humidity falls without you reducing any of the specific quantity of water in the air. That's what you are seeing on your (relative) humidity gauge.
Throw latent heat of evaporation into the mix and that's how weather systems work. I'm always impressed how you can heat 1 unit of water from zero degrees liquid to 100 degrees liquid with 100 units of energy but it takes a further 540 units to convert 100 degree liquid water to 100 degrees steam. It's why steam burns are dangerous, that energy has to go somewhere when it cools.
