Mildew

[Nicholas Walsh]

I have a mildew problem on my boat when she is in the water in the summer. I have two solar powered vents, one in the lazerette and one in the head. The lazerette vent has a solar charged battery so it is supposed to operate at night also. The only intake vent is the one which opens into the cockpit on the port side of the well. I assume, however, that lots of air gets in through the mast step, companionway hatch etc. - but maybe not enough air.

The water here is cold and I believe condensation is a problem. I often get out to the boat only on weekends.

Any suggestions? I have thought about putting louvered vents in the middle companionway hatch.

Journeyman 1171Nicholas Walsh
Nicholas H. Walsh P.A.
111 Commercial Street
Portland Maine 04101
Tel. 207/772-2191
fax 207/774-3940

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[emmajen5]

Nicholas,

My understanding of the ventilation system in the Vega is that the Lazerette vents are meant to take in air. The air drawn in at the stern, travels along the hull and bilges (drawing in moist air from the cabin as it goes) and is released through the mast and head vent. In fact the mast is supposed to act like a flue and is the engine of the the whole works. Perhaps the solar powered vent you have in the Lazerette is not allowing this system to work properly. I live on the west coast of Canada with conditions not too unlike yours, I think, and I've found the Vega amazingly dry and free of condensation , dryer than any other boat I've known which I've always assumed was due to this system designed into it.

Garry
"Raven" V. 2427

 

[pjacobs55]

I'll try switching the stern vent fan around, so it draws in air, and I'll make sure the head vent exhausts. Thanks!Nicholas Walsh
Nicholas H. Walsh P.A.
111 Commercial Street
Portland Maine 04101
Tel. 207/772-2191
fax 207/774-3940

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