We have a 37c and are planning on living aboard soon. We will be living at a marina and do not want to hang wet towels on our lifelines. We have a separate shower compartment in our head and a teak wall covering the sliding door in the head beside the toilet itself. There is no room in our head to hang 3 wet towels, since hanging the towels on the teak wall would get in the way of using the head - although this seems like the only logical place to hang them. Any suggestions from any 37c owners? Any would be greatly appreciated. I am at a loss for any other ideas.
Where do I hang wet towels!?
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And why not use the lifelines?
We call our 41 ft , the tiny house and, while the admiral likes it neat and clean, the binnacle holds towels from showers or during the day we may move them to the lifelines. I know its not as neat as you might like but even on our 41 it becomes necessary to use every bit of space inside and out. Also, drying towels indoors on a boat just adds to the humidity problems inside.
It's an adjustment when you move aboard and you'll find places for everything eventually.
We call our 41 ft , the tiny house and, while the admiral likes it neat and clean, the binnacle holds towels from showers or during the day we may move them to the lifelines. I know its not as neat as you might like but even on our 41 it becomes necessary to use every bit of space inside and out. Also, drying towels indoors on a boat just adds to the humidity problems inside.
It's an adjustment when you move aboard and you'll find places for everything eventually.
I have a couple of concerns with hanging towels on our lifelines: we will be living at a marina (that is hush-hush about liveaboards to begin with 
so putting towels/clothes on the lifelines to dry is not allowed; and it is very rainy this time of year and also freezing cold, so that would prevent the towels from drying. If I could figure out a way to hang them in the cockpit under the dodger and bimini, nobody would see them.
so putting towels/clothes on the lifelines to dry is not allowed; and it is very rainy this time of year and also freezing cold, so that would prevent the towels from drying. If I could figure out a way to hang them in the cockpit under the dodger and bimini, nobody would see them.I like this idea. I could try to do this in the cockpit maybe? I'd like to keep the towels hanging in the cabin though. Hmm. the joys of owning a sailboat.
I think those are called binder clips. Don’t they rather quickly develop rust? I like the idea though.
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Remember all that water your towel takes off your body is going to come out and increase the humidity in the boat. If you say it rains a lot humidity is already going to be a problem.
My solution would be to join the Y or a gym workout and shower there with their towels
Les
My solution would be to join the Y or a gym workout and shower there with their towels
Les
No experience but am interested, I saw these electric heated towel racks and thought they might be a nice option since you should have access to shore power.
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If live aboards are hush hush, then no laundry facilities? What do you plan to do for the rest of your clothes?
>There are washer/dryers in-one units available, that fit in small places.
>You could keep a few days worth of towels on hand and put them on a sealed plastic box under your dodger until ready to go to the laundrymat.
>Fans dry towels pretty fast.
-Will (Dragonfly)
>There are washer/dryers in-one units available, that fit in small places.
>You could keep a few days worth of towels on hand and put them on a sealed plastic box under your dodger until ready to go to the laundrymat.
>Fans dry towels pretty fast.
-Will (Dragonfly)
Not able to answer the exact question, but for the result (dry towels) I find the microfiber sports towels to be the best thing aboard. They dry super quick, even in rainy humid weather, and also take less space to stow.
There are two types I’ve used: One is like the microfiber rags you might use for polishing (but large size). They have a lofty fluffy texture, like these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077HQ9FMS.
The other type has a smoother finish with no significant nap. Like these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XHQ28WV. They are much thinner and less absorbent, but dry even quicker.
Using these towels (either type) is a different experience than cotton towels; more blotting than wiping, but you get used to them and they are more practical on a boat. I still use cotton towels at home - but when toting to a gym, a shoreside shower, or aboard the boat the microfiber towels are preferred. Better for camping too.
There are two types I’ve used: One is like the microfiber rags you might use for polishing (but large size). They have a lofty fluffy texture, like these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077HQ9FMS.
The other type has a smoother finish with no significant nap. Like these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XHQ28WV. They are much thinner and less absorbent, but dry even quicker.
Using these towels (either type) is a different experience than cotton towels; more blotting than wiping, but you get used to them and they are more practical on a boat. I still use cotton towels at home - but when toting to a gym, a shoreside shower, or aboard the boat the microfiber towels are preferred. Better for camping too.
Marinas usually have showers so no need to wet the boat's shower and the best place to hang wet towels is on the outside but in winter time you can hang them inside and the added humidity will not bother much.
We use smaller towels, near the size of what are called “Guest Towels”, which are also light of material (thin). They don’t require as much room to hang and do not suck up as much water as full-size bath towels. As long as you’re in a slip w/power, you could use a hair dryer on low power to dry off some of the water on you so the smaller towels don’t have to do too much work, etc.
You also can run a string between a pair of suction hooks placed somewhere convenient, and hang these lighter towels over the string.
You also can run a string between a pair of suction hooks placed somewhere convenient, and hang these lighter towels over the string.
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Mine haven't, and they have been there for over 15 years (formerly San Francisco Bay Area now 2-1/2 years in BC).
Retractable clothesline like they have in hotel bathrooms - $10 on Amazon. It's not elegant, but you're living in under 300 sq-ft, and you should get used to ducking under your drying laundry.
