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Hopefully, this will inform or interest someone.
In the past my ski nautique would fit in my garage, which is where it lived over the winter months. My SAN230 will not even come close to fitting in my garage, so I needed another solution. Here is what I did and the results.
Shrink Wrap as far down the hull as possible with multiple vents and a door
Placed a Desiccant Dehumidifier in the boat with a drain out the plug hole. It is small and very light compared to a compressor one. It also works effectively down to freezing temps where it shuts off and has a blower with a moving vent that moves air throughout the boat. (Ivation 19 Pint Small-Area Desiccant Dehumidifier)
Placed a small fan, think fan to cool a large server or gaming pc, blowing air into the bilge - I am not sure if this had any effect or not
To collect data I added a wifi enabled GOVEE thermo / hydrometer
Here is a view of the data from the time the boat was shrinkwrapped. The 2 rises in humidity were from a power outage and from the extension cord being unplugged. The boat was very dry when I opened it up. I think this is a cost-effective plan for winter storage with the main downside being part of the hull being exposed to UV.
Lastly - my SAN has the 3-tube quick winterization. I was a little skeptical about this but had no issues. It is not cold here, but we had a few weeks of very cold weather that could have caused issues if the boat was not winterized properly. We had it out yesterday for the first time, and no issues with the engine, ballast/pumps, or heater. All Good.
In the past my ski nautique would fit in my garage, which is where it lived over the winter months. My SAN230 will not even come close to fitting in my garage, so I needed another solution. Here is what I did and the results.
Shrink Wrap as far down the hull as possible with multiple vents and a door
Placed a Desiccant Dehumidifier in the boat with a drain out the plug hole. It is small and very light compared to a compressor one. It also works effectively down to freezing temps where it shuts off and has a blower with a moving vent that moves air throughout the boat. (Ivation 19 Pint Small-Area Desiccant Dehumidifier)
Placed a small fan, think fan to cool a large server or gaming pc, blowing air into the bilge - I am not sure if this had any effect or not
To collect data I added a wifi enabled GOVEE thermo / hydrometer
Here is a view of the data from the time the boat was shrinkwrapped. The 2 rises in humidity were from a power outage and from the extension cord being unplugged. The boat was very dry when I opened it up. I think this is a cost-effective plan for winter storage with the main downside being part of the hull being exposed to UV.
Lastly - my SAN has the 3-tube quick winterization. I was a little skeptical about this but had no issues. It is not cold here, but we had a few weeks of very cold weather that could have caused issues if the boat was not winterized properly. We had it out yesterday for the first time, and no issues with the engine, ballast/pumps, or heater. All Good.
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