[Rhodes22-list] Winter Sailing

[Bill Effros]

Al,

The short answer is "no".

There are a lot of ways to fudge that answer, and some techniques are safer than others, but in the end you always wind up doing something in a tiny floating space that you would never consider doing in the bedroom closet of your house.

I take it you are talking about Florida winters.  Rik and Roger are talking about Michigan and ... Minnesota?...winters.  The solutions are very different.

If I were you, I would just dress for the occasion.  There is plenty of thermal clothing that can keep you toasty.  There are personal chemical heaters that can warm you up.  Look in hunters catalogs.  As soon as you get up to make the coffee, your cook stove will warm your space in short order.  I find I can comfortably sail when the outside temperature reaches 55 degrees.

Bill Effros



 
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Al Miller 
To: Rhodes List 
Cc: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org 
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 11:47 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Winter Sailing


Hi All,
Michelle and I did not have time to sail this summer.  Work and hurricanes!
We plan to sail long weekends over Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years.
The temp will probably drop to  the low 40's during the evening, maybe more.
We do have the boom-room.

My question is this.  Is there a safe heat source for when it is really cold
out?  We know how to layer our clothing and such, but we're curious about
SAFE heat sources.  We will be carrying 12-15 gallons of gasoline in two
regulation 6.5 outboard containers.  Should we hang them over the side at
night?  Does Coleman make a SAFE (read- not explosive!) heater.  Any
experienced answers appreciated.  We don't care to be a "Pan Pan Pan, Be
advised that there is a reported 22 foot sailboat afire 5 miles off
Clearwater Beach on channel 16.  Any vessels with further information please
contact the Coast Guard!!  :-)

Thanks in advance,
Al & Michelle-Tampa, FL
S/V Mishka




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