How cool is your bilge?

[Jdege]

There are a number of foodstuffs for which it is generally recommended that they be stored someplace cool and dark, but not in a refrigerator or freezer. For some of these, potatoes for example, you want someplace cool, dark, and dry. For others dry isn't so important.

Now if you're living on a boat in the tropics, the bilge is certainly dark, and it's likely the coolest spot on the boat. But how cool is it, when outside temps are in the 90's?

[DDabs]

I would think the bilge would always stay near the water temp

[senormechanico]

It would be pretty much the temperature of the water.

[barnakiel]

It is as cool as the water is (roughly) so in the West Indies expect about 28 to 30 degs centigrade (84F).

Winter in Canary Islands around 60F.

Etc.

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[Jdege]

So, it sounds like if I want to use my bilge for cold storage, I need to stick to Lakes Superior and Huron ...

[Don C L]

Originally Posted by Jdege

So, it sounds like if I want to use my bilge for cold storage, I need to stick to Lakes Superior and Huron ...

...or California and north...usually though this past year.... gotta be up in PNW

[StuM]

My bilges are dry and dark, but just like the water around them are about 28°C.

But that's a few degrees cooler than the saloon/galley get during the day.

FWIW, potatoes, onions etc still keep pretty well at these termperatures.

[stefano_ita]

I'll link to this discussion as:

What do you keep into the bilge?

Potatoes-onions- rice-pasta-whatever is canned maybe? What you use less and is just a spare food...

[bailsout]

Morro Bay sea temp usually ranges from 54-62. Makes the bilge perfect for my bottled beer. Salud!

[zengirl]

Originally Posted by stefano_ita

I'll link to this discussion as:

What do you keep into the bilge?

Potatoes-onions- rice-pasta-whatever is canned maybe? What you use less and is just a spare food...

I find this interesting. Are there other links on same subject. Not the temp. but on what people keep in their bilge?

[River Cruiser]

On the upper Mississippi and it's very cool now, in the summer when water temperatures get into the 80sf not cool.


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[TheThunderbird]

I keep wine into the bilge.

But also heavy stuff like wire, big tools I seldom use, hydraulic connections and rubber pipes..zincs.. each bilge has a destination.

On top of tanks (dry) spaghetti, enough for lll world war...

I don't keeps cans any longer, as they go rust easily

[stefano_ita]

Originally Posted by TheThunderbird

I keep wine into the bilge.

But also heavy stuff like wire, big tools I seldom use, hydraulic connections and rubber pipes..zincs.. each bilge has a destination.

On top of tanks (dry) spaghetti, enough for lll world war...

I don't keeps cans any longer, as they go rust easily

I think the same as you, heavy stuff for balancing, pasta on the top of water tank interesting....And as much long term foodstuff i can find on sale

How do you manage things like canned tuna, canned beans, sprout, ecc??
Glass container i guess no...