Do NBs not have bilge blowers fitted as standard then? I thought, from a <very much> earlier thread (I think I was asking about the potential for LPG gas accumulation at the time) on this subject, I was told that these were not only fitted - but required.
Obviously, this doesn't cover for when a NB is laid up without power, as in this case, but it does make a good case for an, automatic, electric bilge pump - far better an occasional flat battery than an accumulation of what was nearly ¾ tonne of uncontrollable water ballast :-( Trevor - still learning 'stuff' :-) Tony Brooks wrote: > If you are really concerned about rot and drying the ballast your best bet > would be to try to organise a permanent vent at both ends of the bilge in a > manner that gives you a through draft. If it has an electric fridge then > fitting a fan to the fridge control box to draw cool air up from the bilge > would then help the fridge and also ventilate the bilge. > > Tony Brooks [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
