[Rhodes22-list] Cowl Vent

[cowie]

Rick:

I purchased some screen at Home Depot and will wedge a piece between the
cowl vent and plastic ring.  This should provide a snugger fit.  I like the
cowl vent for passive ventilation and now understand from the list that it
does not need to face into the wind in order to use the venturi effect.  My
rational for installing a solar vent is for when I am not on the boat during
the week to provide better continuous ventilation when the wind might not be
blowing.  While on the boat I like the passive cowl vent feature.  That’s
why I want to be able to easily replace each vent option.  So far I keep the
anchor mounted to the bow as delivered from the factory and I keep my tangle
of rode and chain in the lazaret.  I don't mind lugging the mess up to the
deck and making the necessary attachments.  It's not that often that I am
deploying the anchor and I prefer not to have the mess and smell up in the
vberth area.  I also like to keep my 12' of chain separate from the rode
until it is needed.


Rick-139 wrote:
> 
> Cowie,
> 
> The cowl vent should swivel so you can turn it into the wind.  Do you have
> a
> nylon screen covering the ring?  If not, cutting one to fit will tighten
> the
> vent plus keep out the bugs.
> 
> The vent should ventilate a triangular anchor rode locker under the deck.
> Replacing the cowl vent with a fixed fan would prevent you from using the
> locker.  However, there are some people on the list who prefer to lug
> their
> anchor tackle from the cockpit.  If you want to join them, the fan vent
> will
> give you better day time ventilation in the the v-berth.
> 
> Rick
> 
> On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 5:01 PM, cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com> wrote:
> 
>>
>> I have a 3" cowl vent on the bow and like the functional quality of it
>> but
>> have a couple of questions.
>>
>> The cowl vent slips onto a plastic ring that slips into a deck fitting.
>> Looks like the plastic ring and cowl vent are removable and can be
>> replaced
>> with a plastic cover that seals the deck opening while the deck fitting
>> remains in place.  Recently the cowl vent has come loose from the plastic
>> ring. Is the cowl vent supposed to be able to turn around the plastic
>> ring
>> in order to face the prevailing wind or is the cowl vent supposed to be
>> glued to the plastic ring and the ring is supposed to turn in the deck
>> fitting?  The cowl vento portion is so loose I worry it might go
>> overboard.
>>
>> I found Nicro makes a 3" solor day/night fan.  Has anyone installed this
>> and
>> can it be easly replaced with the cowl vent?  I like the idea of being
>> able
>> to use both options but don't know if they are easily interchangable.
>>
>> I also see that Nicro makes a standard 3" screen.  Can this be insterted
>> while the cowl vent is in place?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>>
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