Novice boat owner advice for dehumidifier

[mrangry]

Never needed heaters or dehumidifiers on the west coast of Scotland, just crack the hatches and ensure the boat is ventilated. I am not a fan of unattended electrical appliances although tube heaters are pretty safe.

 

[Lola69]

The point about dust build up is an important one. I had Meaco dd8l and used it for many years but not on a boat, even with regular vacuum of the dust filter, it eventually clogged the internals and water leaked onto the internal electrics, I was able to fix it but would be concerned if left unattended for long periods. Essentially the Meaco dust filter is not effective, the fix was to use hoover bag filters cut to fit over the Meaco filter, I can't remember the actual ones but I think it was covered in another thread covering this particular Meaco some years ago. However, for boat use I guess dust would be less of an issue, but I wouldn't ignore cleaning the air filter periodically.

For the boat I just use dehumidifier crystals and oil filled radiators, never had mould or damp problems. The heaters are connected to mifi router so I can also switch on remotely before visiting the boat.

Might be better to start a differnt thread on that to get wider comment on that specific (rather than buried in here).
Worth being clear about age and colour of hull, and why somebody has suggested a “cut and polish” is needed..
Generally this is a cosmetic choice. So can’t personally see why that would be essential. A quick coat of polish will help over the winter though.
Our 14 year old sailing boat with white hull has only ever had a regular wash and hand polish once a year and is still looking fine. Cost circa £25 plus 4-8 hours of my time per annum.
However, I know that many motor boat owners lavish major investments in cleaning and polishing, I prefer to go boating

Thanks Dunedin - I’ll maybe do that. Just don’t want to keep asking stupid questions . But just very thankful for all the advice.

 

[Seastoke]

Stupid questions is what makes the forum, if you go back to everybody’s fist posts , we all started with those questions , a darker the inmirmed , I mean informed smile.

 

[jon and michie]

Being told that instead of a polish she now needs a proper cut and polishing as the hull is a bit dull.
Being quoted £3500 for this and although I’m not against doing stuff that’s needed - him indoors is not a happy bunny. Just not sure it’s essential but again total newbies so just not sure

As @dunedin say best start a new thread on the polishing front - but unless you boat is huge seems a bit steep - if you're fairly new to boating don't get your pants pulled down get multiple quotes for that job.

It is better to ask questions even if they may sound stupid - than not to- it could be costly - there is vast knowledge and experience on here that someone before you has probably gone through