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Discussion in 'Carver Yacht' started by hopper5, Jan 9, 2013.

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  1. hopper5, Jan 9, 2013
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    hopper5

    hopper5 Member

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    Simple question.....For all of you Carver owners in the PNW....What do you do to "winterize" your boats for winter. I plan on using our 440 occasionally over the winter and leave a couple of electric heaters on as well as a "rod" type electric heater in the bilge. What do you do ?? Thanks.....
  2. Pau Hana, Sep 10, 2013
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    Pau Hana

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    Not a carver owner, but I am a full time liveaboard in Seattle. There are very few days that get below freezing around Puget Sound- your plan sounds fine to me.

    We have covers for the engine air inlets on the hull. With those in place, and a small space heater in the engine room, the temps in there stay about 50° during the winter.
  3. JohnWms, Sep 10, 2013
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    JohnWms

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    Not a Carver owner either, but...

    During the winter I try to use the boat for at least a short trip no less than every two weeks. For "winterization" I move some small oil radiator type heaters on board. That's about it. I also put one of the oil radiators in the engine room.

    The oil radiators cost a bit less to run than the built in electric heaters but my monthly electric bill is still close to $100 (Bayliner 4788). They might be a bit safer too. I do like to keep the boat comfortable all the time because I spend a lot of time there.

    All through the year I have several small peltier type dehumidifiers scattered throughout the boat - saloon, master, engine room, etc. They pick up a surprising amount of water almost all year.

    I've never had much luck with the rod type heaters and wouldn't deal with them myself.

    I agree with Pau Hana - rarely gets cold enough, long enough, for it to be much more than a comfort issue.