[C320-list] Improving Cabin Ventilation

[Pat Moriarty]

The new ones have a green water valve built in 
and a switch to turn it off, just got one 
yesterday. Funny story the one on the head hatch 
caught the jib sheet in a big wind and went 
swimming after 3 years. WM has them on sale for $119.99 now.

Pat #130


At 06:24 AM 11/6/2007, you wrote:
>John,
>
>I have this setup and highly recommend it. It is 
>one of the 'throw in's' I asked my dealer to do 
>since there are no dorades on the 320. I have 
>one in the V-berth hatch drawing air in and one 
>in the saloon hatch sucking air out. the only 
>time I get any kind of leak is when we take 
>serious green water over the bow. When we know 
>we are going to be in big and choppy seas for 
>many hours at a time, I simply install the deck 
>plate (that comes with) and I have no problems. 
>Even when I forget to do this, the water 
>penetration is very minimal and it takes a lot 
>of water coming horizontal for this to happen. 
>I've replaced the batteries every 3-4 years or 
>so with one from Radio Shack. I find that they 
>diminish there ability to hold the sunlight 
>charge over time. I highly recommend this upgrade...
>
>Regards,
>
>Jon Vez
>
>-------------- Original message --------------
>From: John Ellis <jr_ellis100 at hotmail.com>
>
> >
> > Has anyone had good or bad experiences with 
> Nicro Day/Night Plus solar-powered
> > vents to improve cabin ventilation? They seem 
> like a good way to maintain some
> > airflow through the cabin when I’m not on the boat.
> >
> > I’m thinking about installing one in the 
> hatch above the V-berth and another in
> > the main cabin hatch. I’m concerned about 
> cutting holes in these hatches and
> > having a less than watertight seal, but I 
> really don’t want to cut holes through
> > the deck for them.
> >
> > John
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