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**s/v Jedi** · 06-01-2024, 07:47

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Originally Posted by rslifkin

A condensing dryer isn't automatically bad, but it needs to be one of the (hard to find in small enough sizes) heat pump condensing dryers, not a traditional condensing unit. The traditional condensing units use cold water as the condensing medium and are therefore wasteful. The heat pump units don't do that. Of course, a good vented unit will often be the best option when it's possible to use one.

Well, that’s exactly what I wrote. But when a dryer is called a condensing dryer, it isn’t a heat pump unit because they call those heat pump units… even though it’s a form of a condensing dryer

**Pete7** · 07-01-2024, 03:58

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Originally Posted by Franziska

Thanks, that might work, but cats are unfortunately more weight affected than monohulls.

How heavy is it?

Its 12kgs, so small outboard weight. We could go into towns every week, but if we are away holiday sailing that's quite a faff. This solves the problem and since the majority of the time we are away sailing in the summer, final drying on the guard rails easy enough.

I don't know how much water it takes because we have used a hose pipe so far, but perhaps 10 - 12L a wash. A spare 25L water container would do a couple of washes.

Pete