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Condensation and dew point

Grady as always very informative post, thank you for the great info.

Here on gilligan's island, we have moderate temps that do cycle above and below the dew point, plus the water is about 200 yards from my house. It's an ideal environment for corrosion.

One of the things people do here when they put a sail boat up for the winter is to tent the cabin, and put a couple light bulbs inside, along with a box fan. That keeps air moving and (reasonably) warm - really reduces condensation.

Years ago I had an early P-Car stored outside under a carport. I did this exact thing - covered it, light bulb and box fan inside, and it was happy ! If you crack the windows, a little airflow will get around the body, and keep things warm and dry.

Mark Petry
Bainbridge Island, WA
81 SC
Old 10-11-2009, 02:38 PM
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