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May - June....is Air conditioning needed?
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03/04/2016 12:23 PM
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bagsarepacked
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Hoping to be chartering in late May or June of next year. Looking for feedback on if AC is needed at night or if its pretty comfortable without it. We have only been on charters in Feb/March and it was not an issue. (Did one land based trip in June in CCB but our place had AC and I do not recall what the nights were like as my memories of the evenings are a little fuzzy <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/toast.gif" alt="" /> ) Just wondering if the cabins get pretty stuffy and warm at night. Thanks all! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/tgif.gif" alt="" />
Last edited by bagsarepacked; 03/04/2016 12:24 PM.
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Re: May - June....is Air conditioning needed?
[Re: bagsarepacked]
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03/04/2016 01:09 PM
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706jim
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Re: May - June....is Air conditioning needed?
[Re: bagsarepacked]
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03/04/2016 01:40 PM
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We try not to run the AC very often. But in May/June we might run it for a few hours in the evening to cool things down. It also becomes essential if you have a rainy day/night and can't open the hatches.
s/v Snow Dog - Leopard 46
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Re: May - June....is Air conditioning needed?
[Re: bagsarepacked]
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03/04/2016 02:44 PM
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Manpot
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No AC for me..cant imagine being that cold again!I've been on boats so cold that I have to open the hatches to get warm..
Last edited by Manpot; 03/04/2016 02:46 PM.
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Re: May - June....is Air conditioning needed?
[Re: Manpot]
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03/04/2016 02:48 PM
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Here's a rough guideline of average temps. http://www.moorings.com/destinations/car...ling-conditionsHigh 70's to 80 at night is typical. We always use the A/C at night - I get hot easily. I have gone middle of the summer though on a boat with nothing but shore power A/C and while we did spend a couple nights on a dock, I survived the other nights. I just wasn't as comfortable as I would have been.
Matt
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Re: May - June....is Air conditioning needed?
[Re: jboothe]
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03/04/2016 04:31 PM
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Many nights, especially if we are cooking on board, we will start the generator and AC up. Keep it on through dinner, then shut it down before we go to bed. It pulls out a lot of the humidity from the boat and cools the rooms down before bedtime.
Then you don't have the generator running all night and it stays comfortable through the night. We have had some very warm, humid nights, then we leave it run for the night.
Colleen
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Re: May - June....is Air conditioning needed?
[Re: Manpot]
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03/04/2016 09:00 PM
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As mentioned before, the use of A/C is highly subjective. We never use it during the day, but at night, when the winds drop off or the anchorage is still, it can save you from sweating the night away. For me and my crew A/C is a must . . . primarily because the Admiral has her "own summer" going on year-round!
The world is an oyster; now where did I leave my oyster knife...?
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Re: May - June....is Air conditioning needed?
[Re: StormJib]
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03/06/2016 05:52 PM
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Yep, guests' BMI governs the decision. As a stick insect (and lover of HOT HOT HOT!) I hate AC, but appreciate that not everyone feels the same way. Prolly best to have AC than uncomfortable guests.
FWIW, if people like being refrigerated...why not travel north rather than south? Just sayin...
Woof woof!
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