[Rhodes22-list] gasket for mounting solar vent

[Cary Tolbert]

I must have been lucky. I bought a " NICRO 3" Day/Night Plus" vent kit.
Just following the instructions in the kit, I was able to install
the vent system. I have never had a leak. (?)  During the season this thing
runs 24/7.  I do remove the face at the start of the season
and clean and spray a little lube on the motor. The little Ni Con Battery
has to be replaced about every 3 -4 seasons.
The only reason for this entry is not to frighten someone who is thinking
about taking on this challenge to improve the cabin comfort in their Rhodes
22. These vents are well worth the money and add so much to the
creature comforts the the cabin. I have had my system for 7 years.
Cary Tolbert
S/V Whisper '86

On Wed, Jan 8, 2020 at 10:39 AM Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:

> Jesse:
>
> Ah ha! The green markings did it for me. I appreciate you taking the time
> to
> walk me through it.
>
> Actually, that is a very clever and neat solution that I might employ. My
> solar vent, which is on my cabin top, leaks occasionally and I have been
> unable to see where exactly the leak occurs. I might try your idea to
> compress the seal and see if that works.
>
> I have a number of leaks that only leak when it rains - sometimes. I can
> pour water on it with a garden hose until the cows come home but can't make
> it leak. That is very frustrating. I think my boat has a contrariness and
> desire to play with my mind. Presumably Stan was able to remove such
> personality traits with later models.
>
> Graham
>
> Graham Stewart
> Agile 1976 Rhodes 22
> Kingston Ontario
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf
> Of
> Jesse Shumaker
> Sent: Wednesday, January 8, 2020 7:34 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] gasket for mounting solar vent
>
> Hi Graham, I think the cleat on the inside of the foredeck would be to tie
> off the bitter end of the anchor rode for safety if you were running the
> rode through the 3" hole on the foredeck.  I suppose you could tie off
> again
> on the bowcleat on top for the appropriate length if you weren't using all
> the rode.  The only use I personally have for the cleat is to grab onto
> when
> trying to shimmy into the forepeak to work on something.  I think the cleat
> may have came installed from GB.
>
> Regarding the pipe that I used as a spacer, see the first photo below for a
> zoomed in view.  I ran some caulk overtop of it to seal it in place (in
> addition to the pressure) so you can't actually see it underneath.  Also
> below you can see a photo of a PVC coupling like I used.  I drew in green
> around it roughly where I cut off the end to make a 3/8" deep pipe.  There
> are also vertical green marks to show where I cut it into two pieces so I
> could fit it around the wide lip of the fitting at the base of the fan.  I
> tapped in both sides under the deck but on top of the bottom fan fitting so
> the PVC pipe fits together again.  I'm probably still not doing a good job
> of explaining this but hopefully this helps.
>
> <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/t907/SolarFanBottom.jpg>
> <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/t907/PVCpipe.jpg>
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