What is the point?

[LadyPatricia]

Hi all,

When we were up last weekend one of the other people on a mooring just down from us was winterising his boat and taking everything home, cushions and other soft furnishings. Before they left they put bubble wrap on all of the windows. What is the point of doing this?

Has anyone heard of this or even done it and if so did it do any good?

Steve

[Viking23]

Cheap double glazing maybe...!

We have placed some of the silvered bubble wrap behind the roof lining, and behind the hull carpet, and under the foredeck... As found in Wickes and the like.

I used high temperature spray adhesive. Certainly the walls feel warmer to the touch.

Does it make a difference? well our feet are warmer...

With this type of insulation, it is very difficult to give a figure as to the savings, since the windows have a great heat loss, and the large ventilation required.

[Baitrunner]

Does it work if you wrap the wife in it? Would keep plenty of hot air in!

[Polly]

I would not have thought it is a good idea, it could encourage mould between the plastic and the window for starters.

[MauriceMynah]

This has nothing to do with the winterisation as such, more to do with security and the catching of those nasty little fellows who break into boats. The idea behind this new innovation is that the bubble wrap is used in conjunction with a silent burglar alarm.

The fellow breaks into the boat, setting off the alarm.

He then starts collecting up the gear he's planning on stealing. when doing this he will undoubtedly notice the bubble wrap. His inability to leave it alone will result in delaying him as he pops the bubbles.

Meanwhile the long arm of the law will arrive and finding matey distracted thus, an easy arrest will result.

The only weakness to this plan was highlighted a few months back when as some backup arrived it was found that the villain had scarpered while the two officers were themselves distracted and were bursting the bubbles. You can't win 'em all

[gancanny]

  maurice,  you are a card  

[Chelsea14Ian]

Last year we removed the soft furnishings ,this year so far we have not decided we do however leave the windows and door open.We have had window covers fitted and they will be in place once she is winterised.Also we put large tubs of salt in each cabin.

 

Ian

[grendel]

Maurice, you forget the obvious capture of the offenders fingerprints on the bubblewrap.

Grendel