[C320-list] Blower switch at helm

[tharrison at innovations-plus.com]

Warren, just a stupid question ? What fan ? 

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> On Jul 21, 2014, at 4:35 PM, Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I would guess there is an ABYC standard regarding blowers with diesel
> engines. 
> It is my belief that ventilating the engine compartment is a good idea for
> two reasons: 1--it helps to cool the engine compartment as we sleep in the
> aft berth; 2--Alternators rapidly lose their output capacity as engine room
> temps rise. When I replaced the stock alt with a high-output alt, I extended
> the supply air duct with a flex hose along the side of the engine and up
> behind the alternator. This helps to keep the alt cool and batteries
> recharge faster. 
> Also, I moved the power supply for the fan from the switched side of the
> ignition switch to the hot side so I can run the fan for a while after I
> kill the engine; and, run the fan all the time the engine is running.
> I'm just that way.
> 
> Warren and Pattie Updike
> 1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeffrey Brown [mailto:oceanblues at mac.com] 
> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2014 2:54 PM
> To: Catalina C320 List List
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Blower switch at helm
> 
> Guys
> Sorry to jump in on your conversation about the blower switch but curious
> about the blower itself.  Since the boat is diesel and the propane tank has
> its own drain/ventilation port, I was told by the previous owner of my boat
> the the blower was really not necessary to use since it's really intended
> for gasoline engines.  Is there any truth to this?  I’ve never used the
> blower based on this advice but now wondering if that’s a hazardous mistake.
> Obviously flipping the blower own for a minutes is really not a big deal.
> 
> 
> Jeff Brown
> "Out of the blue" Dana Point, CA
> Hull 78
> (949) 350-5123
> oceanblues at mac.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jul 21, 2014, at 11:50 AM, tharrison at innovations-plus.com wrote:
>> 
>> That looks like it but it say 10A and the one I pulled out says 6A
>> 
>> Does that matter ?
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Jul 21, 2014, at 1:51 PM, Doug Treff <doug at treff.us> wrote:
>>> 
>>> How about this one?
>>> 
>>> 
> http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm/product/2380/switch-rocker-wboot--re
> d-on-indicator.cfm
>>> 
>>> ---
>>> Doug Treff
>>> September Song
>>> Pasadena, MD
>>> doug at treff.us
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 2014-07-21 11:28, tharrison at innovations-plus.com wrote:
>>>> My blower switch no longer works. It is ¾ inch by ½ inch in size. It is
> also
>>>> covered with a plastic switch cover.
>>>> Any idea on where to get a replacement?
>>>> Ted – Hull 424
> 
> 
>