straycat
Senior Member
After finally experiencing our first trip on our Prairie, we are still thrilled with the boat. *I had previously thought of adding an opening window to the door for ventilation, but I find the door too thin for such an addition. *Now, I am thinking of changing the door altogether. *We traveled in rain from Selby Bay, South River, MD to The Solomons and found that moisture comes through the bottom panel which is just a thin piece of laminated teak for the insert. *Has any one replaced a door or experienced this dampness? * *We have an overhang from the upper helm, so the rain was not directly hitting the door, nor was the rain heavy. *It seemed to be sucked straight through! Maybe because we have a propane heater and have used it and the door acts as a wick! *On another note. *This boat has a propane radiant heater made by Therm X Corp #635. *What a joy to have quiet heat, no hot spots and no damp "boat" feel when it rains out!!!*
Our only other heater on a boat was a diesel heater on a catamaran. *Very noisy!!
Our only other heater on a boat was a diesel heater on a catamaran. *Very noisy!!