I removed the dorade boxes on my 35 mkII and replaced them with four inch nicro solar vents mounted on teak pads. I was able to enlarge the existing hole in the deck and the liner with a hole saw using previously drilled hole in the pad as a guide. The hole through the liner ended up very close to the head bulkhead, but wasn't an issue in the end
I can send you pictures if you can wait until the weekend David Kelly Baraka C&C 35 MkII #207 > On Mar 31, 2014, at 5:21 AM, "dwight" <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 don’t > 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 > can’t 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 don’t 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 don’t 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-STAINLESS-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] > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected]
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