Great tip on hanging foulies under a tarp. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Kelch" <doug_kelch@yahoo.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 1:03 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: My Superior Trip John's observation on wet cloths not drying quite useful. I try to make sure that I never get moisture inside the cabin if I can help it. On my two week trips I find that the old cloths can get a bit ripe, and spread the ripeness if you don't prevent it. I bag all of the fresh cloths in a plastic bag of some sort ( zippered bags from new linens work well) and as the clothes get used they go back into another plastic bag. The cabin stays nice and fresh for the two weeks but some of the "used clothes that were bagged wet suffer a bit. If I have to use foul weather gear, I put up the tarp over the boom before I remove them and then hang the foul weather gear on a hanger under the tarp. They stay in the cockpit, or on the cabin sole until I can get them dry again. Thanks Doug --- On Tue, 7/14/09, John and DesAnne Hippe <jdhippe@gmail.com> wrote: From: John and DesAnne Hippe <jdhippe@gmail.com> Subject: Re: M_Boats: My Superior Trip To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 6:01 PM What I have found is that sailing on Lake Superior is damp and clothes, once they get wet, do not dry out. Last year I also packed a ditch bag which I will probably do again next year. Hope this is helpful. I would welcome ideas and suggestions from others. -- John M-15 Jester _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet!