[Public-List] storing salon and v-berth cushions

[Gordon Laco via Public-List]

Hello again - I forgot to add that we leave the fore hatch and companionway
open under the tarp all winter.  That ensures air circulation...

Gord 


On 2016-11-09, 4:27 PM, "Gordon Laco via Public-List"
<public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> Hello David - 
> 
> We always leave ours in... I feel a little guilty doing it, but nothing bad
> has ever happened in 36 years with two boats.  We are on Georgian Bay on the
> Upper Great Lakes, so we have real winter in January and February.
> 
> I suppose the worst thing that could happen might be a mouse getting in and
> chewing on things, but have to say that's more likely in my garage than in
> the boat.  Years ago in Toronto we had an owl move into Touch Wood... We
> knew it was an owl because of the nice tight 'packages' of regurgitated
> bones and fur it left.   But no poop.  Apparently they're fastidious about
> that.  Not so fastidious was a street person who moved into the same boat
> for a while another season...
> 
> We cover SURPRISE with a faithful canvass tarp (which we call 'The Shroud of
> Turin" because the imprint of our old boat is still in it)   That keeps the
> boat dry inside and we've never had a humidity problem.
> 
> I have to say I wince a little at shrink wrapped boats.  Nice air tight
> cocoons for humidity and mold...
> 
> Gord #426 Surprise
> 
> 
> On 2016-11-09, 4:00 PM, "via Public-List" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> I know that most people take their boat cushions home for storage in
>> the winter. That said, I have run across a couple of people recently
>> in our boatyard who say that they leave cushions on the boat over the
>> winter and that they are just fine in the spring. I think they do put
>> dehumidification products in their boats for the winter. I live in a
>> place where it gets very cold in the winter. From December through
>> March highs are often below freezing and lows can be as low a -25 F.
>> I am interested in hearing from anyone who stores their cushions on
>> their boats and what their results are. Also interested in insights on
>> the science side of this question.
>> My thought is that not having to drag the cushions back and forth
>> eliminates one of the few things about my Alberg that feels like a bit
>> of a hassle.
>> Thanks for any thoughts you may have.
>> David
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