I know there has been issues with dampness and water in storage compartments on many tin rigs. When I brought home my new RT188 last week the front storage compartments were all damp. I dried them with fans for a couple days and then filled them with equipment. The boat has been kept in my unheated garage since. Our coldest temps have been close to zero with windchill and we haven't been above mid 30's for several days.
This evening I pulled some 3700's out of the storage compartments to add my latest Mystery Tackle Box additions. The bottoms of the 3700's that were in contact with the carpet in the compartments were wet. I pulled all of the 3700's out and the carpet was very damp again. I'm guessing this is due to constantly opening the compartments with the cold temps in the garage and the warmer temps inside the storage compartments??
For now, I'm going to dry them out again and I guess I will have to leave the lids propped open a tad to allow air to circulate. I'll also add a container of Damprid to each compartment. Wal-Mart has them for $2.67.
I think if I insulated the bottom of the lids, this problem could be rectified. My question is, what would be the best material to use for insulating the underside of the lids? I am very fussy, so in addition to being functional, the finished job must look good as well.