I am pretty sure vaporized diesel will blow up like gasoline vapor. I know vaporized cooking fat will. Don’t most of the fuel docks ask you to shut down the engine and run the fan while fueling?
I had never thought of it as an air supply for the engine. Rick Paikea 37+ Poulsbo, WA > On Dec 27, 2015, at 9:13 PM, Patrick Davin via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Since we were talking blowers last week, I wonder why C&C installed marine > blowers even on boats that didn't have gas engines? > > I just today removed the rusted out ignition-protected blower in the stern of > my boat, which looked original. It had been disabled a while ago by a prior > owner (had no hoses attached, and the electrical wires aren't live) but never > completely removed. > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxfHpwssU_6NdlFtMXJRRTdIZzg/view?usp=sharing > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxfHpwssU_6NdlFtMXJRRTdIZzg/view?usp=sharing> > > West Marine has a page saying blowers are a must for gasoline, less so for > diesel but sometimes still advisable for air supply to the engine. But our > engine compartments are so huge and leaky (compared to many more modern boat > designs - like a Jeanneau with an insulated below-companionway-stairs engine > installation) that it seems quite unnecessary. Maybe that was the thinking of > the times in the 80's? > > -Patrick > 1984 C&C LF38 > Seattle, WA > > On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 8:27 AM, <cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Nate Flesness <nateflesn...@gmail.com <mailto:nateflesn...@gmail.com>> > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>" > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> > Cc: > Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 16:59:18 -0600 > Subject: Re: Stus-List Proper Blower Installation - 30 mki > My 1980 30-1 has two hoses connected to the stern vents. One hose is blower > exhaust, the other runs forward to just aft of the engine and sits there - > air intake. I turn the tops accordingly. Very likely this is original. The > hose diameter fits tightly on the vent base, so 3" I.D.? > > Nate > "Sarah Jean" > Siskiwit Bay Marina > Lake Superior > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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