Roger Long
Senior Member
We just left our Gulf Star 43 on the hard in Norfolk, VA and now it looks like our planned return time will be in the projected virus peak for VA so I think we need to plan for not seeing her until well into the summer. There is a couple inches of water in the keel bilge (sailboat style hull) but the engine room is closed up. Lots of windows but curtains closed and mesh over the front windows. Boat has no cowl or solar vents.
I hung three Damp Rid bags in the boat, one in each head with doors open and one in the galley. Left three more unopened on the table for a friend or the boatyard to renew. It's generally a quite dry and mildew free boat and we would like to keep it that way.
Crowd source question: When and how often should I arrange to have someone change the bags considering the location?
Don't need other suggestions like dehumidifiers. I wanted to do that and a fan but the yard didn't want unattended electrical equipment running and we had to haul in a spot without power.
I hung three Damp Rid bags in the boat, one in each head with doors open and one in the galley. Left three more unopened on the table for a friend or the boatyard to renew. It's generally a quite dry and mildew free boat and we would like to keep it that way.
Crowd source question: When and how often should I arrange to have someone change the bags considering the location?
Don't need other suggestions like dehumidifiers. I wanted to do that and a fan but the yard didn't want unattended electrical equipment running and we had to haul in a spot without power.