[C320-list] Blower switch at helm

[Brian Carol Mclamb]

I use it when motoring and it removes that diesel aroma from the aft cabin.  Makes for a ore pleasant sleeping experience!  Brian, Serenity #1075

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> On Jul 21, 2014, at 5:16 PM, "tharrison at innovations-plus.com" <tharrison at innovations-plus.com> wrote:
> 
> 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
>> 
>> 
>>