Jim / Dennis
Is it important that the hole in the deck lines up with the hole in the cabin liner? On my MKII it seems like the hole in the deck is forward of the circular pattern of ¼ inch holes in the cabin liner below and that worked OK with the dorade box and it works with the mushroom vent without fan albeit I dont think air flow is all that good so with the Nicro solar vent / fan unlike in the photos of your MKIII where the holes seem to line up, the hole which I would have to make in the cabin liner would be right where the drilled holes are now and that is almost adjacent to the forward bulkhead in the head so I cant go further forward to make the hole or the vent hole will be in the V berth and the hole in the deck seems to be forward of that. I need to take the current mushroom off to see by how much but if they dont line up could I still use the Nicro vent. My head is port side and the MKII was made with matching dorade box vents one on either side and placed symmetrically either side of the mast so there is now a mushroom on stbd side as well and I put that mushroom there for added effect and to keep the symmetrical appearance on deck _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Watts Sent: March 31, 2014 12:59 AM To: 1 CnC List Subject: Re: Stus-List Nicro Solar Fans/Vents I had to enlarge the hole in the deck, so I used a drum sander chucked in a drill. Excellent controllable tool for grinding fiberglass, fast-cutting and hard to screw up in a big way. I taped a bag inside to capture the debris. http://members.shaw.ca/ptarmiganshift/images/IMG_0902.jpg The transient moment... http://members.shaw.ca/ptarmiganshift/images/IMG_0904.jpg Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 30 March 2014 19:30, Dennis C. <[email protected]> wrote: Touche' had an existing 3" hole covered by a square translucent panel in the head. I used the existing hole. Dennis C. On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 9:03 PM, dwight <[email protected]> wrote: Thanks Dennis I want to put one on deck above the head. Used to be a dorade vent there but I removed that it was a real bad jib sheet catcher, and put a mushroom vent without fan a few years ago. 4 should fit but I am not sure about interior cabin liner on my 35 MKII. At present there are ¼ inch holes drilled in it for ventilation through the mushroom, not very efficient flow and maybe for best results with the solar fan I will need to cut a circular section out instead, problem might be the forward bulkhead in the head and the bulkhead between the head and the main cabin not sure if the existing cut out on the deck will be in the right location to line up and I dont want to get into doing a deck patch and cutting a new hole if possible was that an issue on your 35 MKI? _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dennis C. Sent: March 30, 2014 5:12 PM To: CnClist Subject: Re: Stus-List Nicro Solar Fans/Vents Exactly. That's the new style. Note the openings vs the "feet" around the cover. Any line 3/8 or smaller can get caught in the openings. Dennis C. On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 2:18 PM, dwight <[email protected]> wrote: Dennis Is yours Nicro solar fan like this one? http://ca.binnacle.com/p2156/NICRO-SOLAR-VENT-DAY-NIGHT-PLUS-4-INCH-STAINLES S-N20704S/product_info.html _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dennis C. Sent: March 30, 2014 4:14 PM To: CnClist Subject: Stus-List Nicro Solar Fans/Vents Have one in the head set to exhaust. Definite thumbs up. The only issue with the new design Nicro's is they have opeings in the cover which are prone to catch lines. Mine is mounted in the head which is forward of the shrouds. Since I downsized my jibsheets this last time, the sheet occasionally got caught in the forward facing opening. I solved the problem by re-mounting the vent with the openings 45 degrees to center-line. That way, the cover extends all the way to the deck at the forward part of the vent. I think another lister solved that issue with an additional cover that covered the openings. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
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