[Rhodes22-list] Condensation

[Mary Lou Troy]

If you haven't had water or condensation in the boat in the past, is 
it possible that the condensation is from the water that blew in in 
one of those storms? Once the water was in the bilge it would tend to 
increase condensation in the boat.

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD

At 10:42 AM 11/16/2009, you wrote:
>Has anyone experienced condensation forming inside the cabin to the extent
>that it produced a few gallons of water in the bilge?
>
>I have been hoping to get some more sailing in before stripping the boat,
>but we've had about a month of rain and some windy storms.  Have been
>keeping an eye on the boat throughout but didn't go inside until this
>weekend.  Found the ceiling beneath the pop top and bow covered with
>condensation and about 4 gallons of water in the bilge (after being bone dry
>for a couple of years).  It may be that the wind blew water in around the
>pop top but I didn't see signs of that much water on the companionway step.
>
>
>Just mopping the condensation off the ceiling produced about a gallon of
>water, so I guess a month of that could produce a few more gallons.  But I
>didn't see signs of it having saturated the cushions or PFDs stored on the
>vee berth or the carpet below the pop top.
>
>I had the anchor line tray installed and and a bunch of stuff stored on the
>vee berth, so the circulation was poor.  Got all that out now and hopefully
>the Nicro fan can keep it vented for the rest of the winter - it has worked
>fine in past years.
>
>Any similar experiences or speculation to help solve the mystery will be
>appreciated!
>
>Thanks,
>
>Dave
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