How do you dehumidify your boat?

[Tincupchalice]

Hey everyone. With warmer weather approaching, I need to find a good dehumidifier to leave in the boat while I'm away. What does everyone use?

[moultdkdj]

I just use the moisture mode on my A/C control.

MOISTURE MODE Use Moisture Mode to help control humidity. While in the On Mode, simultaneously press the Power and Down buttons. The first cycle starts in one minute. Every four hours, the fan circulates air for 30 minutes. During this time, the air temperature is sampled and entered into memory. If necessary, the cooling cycle starts and continues until the temperature is lowered 2°F (1.1°C) or until the compressor runs a maximum of one hour. Four hours after the temperature is satisfied or the compressor times out, the cycle repeats. The “HU1” code displays while in Moisture Mode. Press the Power button once to end Moisture Mode.

[ksanders]

I have a dehumidifier tat I bought at Home Depot.

Works Great!

[brad4550]

What Kevin said...just make sure you drain it over board,or you'll be down at your boat every day to dump its holding tank

[Old_Man_With_A_Boat]

I have a unit that I got from Home Depot. It is a portable AC/Dehumidifier system that I have in the forward bedroom. Don't have to worry about a drain system it evaporates the moisture in the air. Don't ask me how it works, it just does. I have one vent hose that vents to the outside. The dehumidifier cools better than the AC setting. It cools the room down so much that you could hang meat in there. I also use DampRid.

[JThiessen]

I have a unit that I got from Home Depot. It is a portable AC/Dehumidifier system that I have in the forward bedroom. Don't have to worry about a drain system it evaporates the moisture in the air. Don't ask me how it works, it just does. I have one vent hose that vents to the outside. The dehumidifier cools better than the AC setting. It cools the room down so much that you could hang meat in there. I also use DampRid.

Yeah, that makes no sense - if it dehumidifies, it removes moisture from the air - going back and evaporating it into the air is a humidifier. I think your damprids are doing all the moisture removal.
I also use a dehumidifier. I get ones that have a hose port and use a short section of garden hose to drain it into the sink. Seem to get one season out of a unit, then have to replace them.

[ronbo404]

Portable dehumidifier i place on the counter and drain into the kitchen sink.

[Waterdowg]

I have a unit that I got from Home Depot. It is a portable AC/Dehumidifier system that I have in the forward bedroom. Don't have to worry about a drain system it evaporates the moisture in the air. Don't ask me how it works, it just does. I have one vent hose that vents to the outside. The dehumidifier cools better than the AC setting. It cools the room down so much that you could hang meat in there. I also use DampRid.

I had never heard of this type of unit before so I looked it up
https://www.sylvane.com/fully-self-e...-benefits.html

[Old_Man_With_A_Boat]

All I know is that when I turn the unit to dehumidifier the fan automatically changes to the low speed and the temp drops like a rock. This will be the 5 season that I have used this unit/

[HUSKEY_BAY]

I use Gurin thermo electric dehumidifier. Modified it slightly to allow it to drain into the sink. Cost under $40. US. Keeps my 288 dry . Fairly quiet....and small enough for easy storage when underway. Mine runs 24/7.

[boatworkfl]

Let it drain into the bilge and let the bilge pumps take care of it.

[Bobhicks]

I have a unit that I got from Home Depot. It is a portable AC/Dehumidifier system that I have in the forward bedroom. Don't have to worry about a drain system it evaporates the moisture in the air. Don't ask me how it works, it just does. I have one vent hose that vents to the outside. The dehumidifier cools better than the AC setting. It cools the room down so much that you could hang meat in there. I also use DampRid.

I have one of those units in my master bedroom here at home. I was thinking about how it might be a lot cheaper and easier than adding A/C to the boat. How do you have the vent hose setup? Would love to see a picture or 2.,

[Old_Man_With_A_Boat]

Hi Bob, and I will post a photo as soon as I can. Mine came with a window attachment and with a slit modification it fits over a port hole window. Removed the glass and left the screen up. Mounted the window attachment to the rubber seal that goes around the window and hooked up the vent hose. I leave it up all year. I only started to use some DampRid about two years ago.