Condensations, and were is my Five Dollar Bill?
Before living on a sailboat I had read books, blogs, forums, etc., it did help gather information and prepare for the life. However, there is so much more that is "On the Job Training" so to speak of. We have had to battle with condensation around the portholes, and storage areas around the hull for the first time since living aboard. It really is simple, if you remember back in science class while you were grade school. Remember that if it is warm on one side of moist air and it collides with cold air you get a cloud which is suspended moisture. So, with the boat nice and toasty and it colliding with the hull that has cold water against it, you get moisture. Ventilation is essential to keeping things dry. In the bedroom I started smelling a very pundget smell, I swear I though the cat had done his business in the bed. Washed the sheet, mattress pad etc. with not much change. I lifted up the mattress and is was soaking wet on the boards which cover the water tank a