condensation, condensation, aghhhhh!!!!!

[sthurley]

Hello all, a well 'talked to death' topic, however there may be new solutions?? I have a dufour 30 classic and sail her near Belfast in northern Ireland and the surrounding waters Scotland, isle of Mann etc. Anyway, sleeping on the boat this weekend, wife daughter and 2 dogs, in the morning under the mattress was like a swimming pool and the sides were wet therefore edges of bedding in contact t were wet. I have read about using dehumidifiers, dry mat, rubberised coir, slats under the mattress etc I know I need to get air under the mattress but what do I do with the sides? I do not want to cover over the lovely gel coat/wood panelled cabin sides with carpet, however I need to do something to protect the bedding. For heat I have a fan heater ( does not run at night), my wife is against an eberspacher as I had one in the last boat and she does not like the dry heat!! So sleeping with a window open at night is hard due to the cold and if it rains the water will come straight in as the windows in the aft cabin open inwards. There is no forecabin, the boat is open planned and under the front berth is the water tank. Hopefully someone reading this has the same boat and has a solution?? All ideas welcome.