Here's something I haven't seen before.
I was thinking of using a room air conditioner through the
hatch as so many others do just for a bit of relief at the
dock occasionally.
But I just watched something totally weird happen here with someone else's
Island Packet. A 26 MKII, I think.
He put a little 5000 BTU frigidaire on the
hatch and used a shiny plastic material to make a
hood down through the hatch. So it's been on his
boat about two weeks and running most of the time. (He lives aboard and it's southern
Florida.) Doesn't get real cold or cool the whole
cabin but better than nothing.
Yesterday he was doing some
work on
deck and called me over to have a look. Where the condensate runs down the side of the
deck in a thin stream and all around the hatch opening there are now little bumps in what was previously smooth
fiberglass. I think this
boat is about 25 years old or maybe older but seems to be in really good shape.
What are those bumps and why are they there? Has anyone else ever seen this? Like I said, I was thinking of using an ac like this myself and so I've been searching all the
forums I can find for tips and I've never heard anyone mention anything like this at all. But I sure don't want to make bumps all over my boat.
Thanks.
MikeZ