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Hey all,

Winter is fast approaching in the southern hemisphere & I'm struggling with condensation in my Horizon RS.
I frequently remove the covers to find the interior and engine soaking wet.
I always allow the boat to dry before covering it (bar a couple of litres of water in the bildge).
I've tried leaving the engine hatch open to reduce the condensation - to no avail.
It lives in my yard, with both the fitted canvas covers and a waterproof cover that goes around the entire top section.
Other than leaving a radiator/ oil heater in the boat, are there any other options?

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2011 Four Winns H180 SS.
Aussie built Mustang 2800.
SOLD - 1997 Four Winns Horizon RS

Unfortunately, fall/winter (just like spring) brings the morning dew. No known cure that I know of. If you park your boat where the sun will hit it in the morning, it will "burn" the condensation off fairly quick.

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1996 205 Sundowner DLX
5.0FL Volvo SX Cobra
Tow Veh: 2012 Nissan Frontier Pro-4X

I have heard baking soda works well. I know in my Gun safe I use those gell packs however this is on a smaller scale.

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1990 Four Winns Horizon 200
2005 GMC Sierra

I have heard that a bag of kitty litter split open and placed so it won't spill all over will absorb a lot of excess moisture. May need to swap it out from time to time.

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1999 180 Horizon LS 4.3 L GL Volvo SX
1994 Powerstroke
2002 Jeep Wrangler
not@work.gon
Happiness is an Empty Boat Trailer!!!

If you have it covered you need to have it vented...some have ued circulating fans to keep air moving. I've Sen some small solar powered fans.

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08' H210SS
VP 5.7Gi

How much did your Hi-Tek SST exhaust manifolds cost?
How do you like them?

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"Knot Easy" 2000 Horizon 240 Volvo 5.7GS /SX
tow: 2017 Honda PILOT EXL-AWD
prev. boats:
'87 Chaparral 198CXL 4.3 OMC Cobra
'69 Jetstar 16ft Ski Boat, 115hp Yamaha
'68 Aluminum Jon Boat, 3hp Sears
'64 Water Wings

I've bought a small device called a Damp Rid, which uses a baking soda type of crystal.
Rigging up a fan to work under the covers (to extract humidity?) would be difficult to do.
The HiTek manifolds were under AU$2k. They work and fit well.

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2011 Four Winns H180 SS.
Aussie built Mustang 2800.
SOLD - 1997 Four Winns Horizon RS

http://www.amazon.com/Taylor-Products-B ... B000221LGS

http://www.boatvent.com/

http://m.overtons.com/aHR0cDovL3NlYXJja ... PTI3MzU%3D

Not too complicated...its a 19 dollar investment and comes with instructions.

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08' H210SS
VP 5.7Gi

I use a bucket of charcoal. It sucks up moisture like a sponge. After you splash, put it in the sun for a couple of days to dry it out, then break out the steaks!

John

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07 Azure AZ200,
Previous boat,
95 278 Vista,
And a lot of others.

Ontario, Canada

I use calcium chloride in small containers (~1 liter maybe 1/4 full) for my boat and camper. It's just like damp-rid. I pick up a large bag at the local home improvement store, keep it sealed in a 5gal bucket to keep moisture out for the extra. It works quite well.

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'99 Horizon 200

The moisture absorbing buckets do work well, I leave 2 of them in the cockpit of my boat (covered with a canvas cover that does breath) and they are full of water by the end of the winter season. There was a guy on the Bayliner Owners Club forum who designed a fan that ventilated boats with a cover and support pole, it looked like a good design because it encouraged air circulation which helps. The reason you get condensation is that the metal components cool below the dew point so moisture in the air condenses on them. The moisture absorbing buckets lower the moisture content to an extent which helps.

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88 Four Winns 200 Horizon
4.3 OMC Cobra-4bbl
2002 Walker Bay 10/2012 Suzuki 2.5
2008 Walker Bay 8

1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0/Selectrac
2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7 Hemi/Quadradrive II