Cruisair Carry-on - Secured and left in-place under way?

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Cruisair Carry-on - Secured and left in-place under way?

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No, I would not run it under way:
* not enough power
* not level enough
* not hot enough underway... generally

And I am not talking about off-shore or in tough weather.

But I can claim a bit of a bad back, the side decks are narrow enough, and there is not much room for it below decks. If I can't leave it in place during a cruise I won't be using it at all. It seems with a cover and a few good straps, the motion on the PDQ is not that much and it is not going to see green water or even spray on the cabin top. Other than a wee blind spot - nothing like the blind spots on a Gemini (!) - there should be no harm.

Any experience? I just ran the heat in my house high enough to trigger the thermostat (basement is generally ~ 65F, but the unit needs to be over 70F and closer to 80F for testing) and it seems fine.
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Re: Cruisair Carry-on - Secured and left in-place under way?

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Which area would it be trying to cool? Keep in mind that the crusair condensate runs out the bottom of the outside portion, leaving a streak along your deck. The only hatches that come to mind for usinge it would be the large ones over the salon, I have seen quite a bit of white water over that area while transiting the inlets at the wrong time of day.
I used to have a cruiseair on my MacGregor and loved it but I wouldn't leave it in place while sailing. It is a nice inexpensive and low power consumption alternative for at anchor or gentle ICW type cruising though.
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Ocean side, no doubt. Been there.

But in the mid-Atlantic it is only the Chesapeake that gets stifling, and the chop isn't generally that big. Up to 25 knots, I think the cabin top is pretty dry.
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