peter@mccorison.com (mailto:peter@mccorison.com) writes:
Coho has a Luberfiner bypass oil filter. An oil sample last spring came back
normal in all regards. The oil had about 400 hours on it and had sat in the
engine over two winters....was ok...
Comment: After I posted, I began wondering "How much do ambient temperature
changes affect moisture in an engine?"
I have seen an engine in an unheated boat in NY DRIPPING with external
condensation in springtime on a humid spring day. I doubt that would be a problem
in more temperate climates On my own boat I leave low heat and a
dehumidifier on all winter so I always find it dry....but if unheated I would worry.
Rob Brueckner
1972 Hatteras Yachtfisherman
Good point! Here in the PNW where it rains 643 days a year (really! Ask
Marin), I don't use a dehumidifier, but have several "chickenhouse
heaters" around the boat. These are a short section of 8" galv. stack
mounted vertically above a board with a 100 W heat lamp inside. There's
a chinaman's hat type cap on top to keep things from falling in. These
seem to keep condensation and mildew out of the boat. It is still cold
inside, tho. (26 degrees F here this morning). They're cheap and don't
use much juice.
--
Regards,
Peter McCorison, Orcas Island, WA
M/V Coho, 50' Troller Yacht; the "Gourmet Fishboat"
GYMKIDD319@aol.com wrote:
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>_peter@mccorison.com_ (mailto:peter@mccorison.com) writes:
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>Coho has a Luberfiner bypass oil filter. An oil sample last spring came back
>normal in all regards. The oil had about 400 hours on it and had sat in the
>engine over two winters....was ok...
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>Comment: After I posted, I began wondering "How much do ambient temperature
>changes affect moisture in an engine?"
>I have seen an engine in an unheated boat in NY DRIPPING with external
>condensation in springtime on a humid spring day. I doubt that would be a problem
>in more temperate climates On my own boat I leave low heat and a
>dehumidifier on all winter so I always find it dry....but if unheated I would worry.
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>Rob Brueckner
>1972 Hatteras Yachtfisherman
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Good point! Here in the PNW where it rains 643 days a year (really! Ask
Marin), I don't use a dehumidifier, but have several "chickenhouse
heaters" around the boat. These are a short section of 8" galv. stack
mounted vertically above a board with a 100 W heat lamp inside. There's
a chinaman's hat type cap on top to keep things from falling in. These
seem to keep condensation and mildew out of the boat. It is still cold
inside, tho. (26 degrees F here this morning). They're cheap and don't
use much juice.
--
Regards,
Peter McCorison, Orcas Island, WA
M/V Coho, 50' Troller Yacht; the "Gourmet Fishboat"
