[C320-list] Keeping the v-berth aired

[millers1 at aol.com]

Interesting approach to better boat ventilation......On my C&C they worked fine, They were high on the deck area
out of foot traffic and sheet snag range.


Mounting them on the hatch lens..... did it reduce the light coming in much ???
Also with it on the fwd hatch, does the design deal with water flooding onto the fore-deck. I have to keep the fwd hatch locked shut when underway,
not uncommon for a passing boat or wave to flood / splash up to the hatch.???


If your on a mooring or anchored, wind scoops offer the most air volume exchange...... but the C320 is a bit tight for location space for scoops.
Unless sleeping ion the aft berth, I leave the trap door to the aft lockers full open, to take advantage of the stern air vents. .That helps vent the boat.
Even with using the big aft cabin hatch and side-ports open it can be stuffy back there.  I have found with the Hatch boards in and the fwd and main cabin 
hatches open, it improves/forces air flow aft out the aft cabin hatch and ports (this is all based on boat being able to swing and 
point into a breeze).


On Liberty's Starboard side, outboard of the winch stations, a removable wind scoop was added, that is popped in and out as needed.
Does a great job of ventilating the boat and  for sleeping.  
With the vent popped out and the closure plate inserted, the deck is basically flush for sailing.


Open to other venting solutions....


Art,  #680







-----Original Message-----
From: Christian <ccaper at gmail.com>
To: C320-List <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Thu, May 17, 2018 10:33 am
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Keeping the v-berth aired

I used these:
https://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm/product/4241/vent-solar-powered-br4-stainless-steel-new.cfm

And here is some pics of my install:
V-berth: https://www.instagram.com/p/BbSovBUjQkm/
Salon: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bb5VyzyDfX4/
Both final: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bhc0BQCFjOr/

-Christian

On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 8:52 AM, Graeme Clark <cg at skyflyer.co.uk> wrote:

> Christian
>
> Excellent idea -  do you have a link to the solar vents you used?
>
> For what it’s worth my jib sheet ocassionally gets caught around the
> center deck cleat, so I guess that is a risk!
>
> Thanks
>
> Graeme
>
>
> > On 17 May 2018, at 14:40, Christian <ccaper at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Graeme,
> > towards the end of last season (our first season with our 320), we
> noticed
> > some mildew in the v-berth area.  Over the off season, I installed solar
> > vents in the v-berth hatch, and the salon hatch.  I set the v-berth vent
> on
> > intake, and the salon vent on out take.  I am am hoping this will provide
> > the airflow to remove moisture from the v-berth area.
> >
> > I opted for installing the vents in the hatch lens as opposed to the
> deck,
> > as I figured should I ever decide to removed them, it's easier to replace
> > the lens in the hatch.
> >
> > My boat isn't in the water yet, so don't know the impact (but on land, it
> > seem to be making a difference).  Only concern I have with placement is
> > will my jib sheet get caught on the top of the v-berth vents.
> >
> > Christian Caperton
> > 1994 C320 "Canuck" #138
> > Monroe Harbor, Chicago, IL
> >
> > On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 5:39 AM, Graeme Clark <cg at skyflyer.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >> I guess this isn't an issue if you keep your boat somewhere that is
> pretty
> >> much permanently warm, or indeed if you keep it plugged in to shore
> power
> >> with AC running.
> >>
> >> But here in the cold UK (much the same as Canada and Alaska at times!)
> we
> >> don't fit AC as there are only about two days in the year when it might
> be
> >> needed!
> >>
> >> So I have an issue in that the v-berth always seems a little bit colder
> >> than the rest of the boat and slightly damp. I guess this is because it
> has
> >> a relatively low volume of air for a comparatively high surface area of
> >> hull, much of which is under water of course!
> >>
> >> So I was wondering about trying to fit some form of forced ventilation.
> >> maybe a couple of large computer type fans powered by a small solar
> panel.
> >> We always remove the bulkhead panels when we leave the boat unattended
> for
> >> more than a few days - in fact if it’s just the Admiral and me we leave
> >> them out all the time we are aboard.
> >>
> >> Just wondering if I am wasting my effort -  the amount of air circulated
> >> is probably quite minimal, and if i fit a bigger fan then there is a
> >> battery depletion issue.
> >>
> >> Anyone ever trued to tackle this, or is it simply not an issue?
> >>
> >> Graeme
> >> #366, ‘Jaskar’ 1996,  Falmouth, UK
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>