For years everywhere I docked the boat had flat rate power. I always kept everything cranking A/C on snow making mode tower lights cranking all night. After years of this I bought a house in Florida to dock the boat. First power bill was $1500. You don’t realize how much power these things suck until your tied to a meter.
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Re: Hatteras Winter Boat Use
"DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU READ OR HEAR AND ONLY HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE" - BEN FRANKLIN
Endless Summer
1967 50c 12/71n DDA 525hp
ex Miss Betsy
owners:
Howard P. Miller 1967-1974
Richard F Hull 1974-1976
Robert J. & R.Scott Smith 1976-present
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Re: Hatteras Winter Boat Use
Back in the day. This is very salty water at our summer house in Wildwood Nj. Home of the Howard Johnson clam fleet the Coast guard used to break the ice on a routine basis. Every once in a while the ice would pull out a pole.
"DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU READ OR HEAR AND ONLY HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE" - BEN FRANKLIN
Endless Summer
1967 50c 12/71n DDA 525hp
ex Miss Betsy
owners:
Howard P. Miller 1967-1974
Richard F Hull 1974-1976
Robert J. & R.Scott Smith 1976-present
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Re: Hatteras Winter Boat Use
We moved our knockabout/liveaboard boat (1968 Chris Craft Commander 42) from DC to a well outside the Swamp in September. We generally used reverse cycle until water temps hit 45°F or so, then went to Rug Buddy radiant floor heaters under carpets and oil-filled heaters. We don't winterize and have taken the boat out for cruises if a warm day comes along. A Christmas Eve cruise up to Georgetown a few years ago was very nice.
And it looks like tomorrow will be sunny and 58°...might fire it up and go have lunch on the hook.
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01-02-2021 12:45 PM #26
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01-02-2021 01:51 PM #27
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I winter in Mystic for now. My reverse cycle is working pretty well and the current water temp is 43 deg F. It was down to the single digits at night and about low to mid 40 during the day.
I do have the oil heaters on board when/if the water temp gets down below 40. I use 4 on the boat and also have block hetaers on my Detroits.
Not sure about other style Hatteras designs, but my 1976 Hatteras 58 LRC DOES have ablut 1-inch of insulation in the salon area. It is not insulated on the hull. I also have block heaters on the engines and keep my engine room door open.
I also fabricated engine room air intake "plugs" out of 2" home insulation that work well to keep the heat the engine block heaters generate inside the boat.
I have a fixed monthly electric cost for my winter slip as well.
My boat stays more than comfortable in the winter.
Planning this to be my last winter above the Mason Dixson line.JD
1976 58' LRC Hull #311
"Miss Maggie"
Riviera Dunes, FL
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01-21-2021 06:54 PM #28Senior Member
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Re: Hatteras Winter Boat Use
Single pane windows can easily be augmented with Frost King 2-sided tape and shrink film plastic that keeps the cold on the right side of the living spaces. We use that on our Chris Craft 42 as well as using foam insulation to close off all outside vents during winter. On a recent cold morning, it was 31°F outside and 69°F inside. Even when temps dropped to 15°F, we never got colder than 55. On our Roamer, which is very well insulated, we'll be toasty even if the Green Nude Eel causes global climate to plunge.
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01-21-2021 10:15 PM #30
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Two oil filled radiators and 2 heat pumps are keeping us 68-70 and warmer in the salon. OAT in the high 20's at times. Water temp 40ºF Slowly winterizing as I need to be able to stray more than two hours away and not risk damage if we get a real cold spell. Middle Chesapeake.
1978 53' Motor Yacht "LADY KAY V"
Hull number 524
Chesapeake Bay