[Rhodes22-list] Nicro solar vent

[Rik Sandberg]

Mark,

I agree with everything Roger said. But, the 3 inch Nicro Vent will fit in 
the hole in the bow where your dorade vent is now, with no modifications. 
It slips right in there. We also have the stainless, day/night version.

Rik


At 06:47 AM 2/9/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Mark,
>
>Dynamic Equilibrium has a 4" diameter, stainless steel, Nicro Day & Night
>Vent (Nicro M/N: N20504S).  The vent is installed on the cabin roof, above
>the head, operating in exhaust mode.  The vent will come with the
>appropriate size deck plate, but you will also want to get the interior trim
>ring to finish off the installation down below in the cabin (Nicro M/N:
>N10867).  The Nicro vent will not handle a large amount of water without
>leaking below.  Therefore, for heavy weather & for tailoring, you will want
>to have a snap-in deck plate to put in the hole.  (Nicro M/N: N10864DW)  The
>Nicro vent comes in two sizes, 3" & 4".  A boat can NEVER have too much
>ventilation, so strongly consider getting the bigger size.  If you locate
>the vent above the head, like I did; then, it's right beside the mast.  In
>my opinion, the plastic model is a little wimpy for this high traffic area,
>so we opted for the stainless steel version.  Not only is the stainless vent
>tough enough to walk on, but I think it just looks better than the plastic
>vent.  The Day & Night model vent has a built-in battery & somewhat higher
>power solar cells that can not only run the fan during the day, but also
>charge the battery.  Then, the batteries run the fan all night, which helps
>prevent condensation & mildew in the cabin.
>
>If you sail in a buggy area; then, another option to strongly consider is a
>teak interior trim ring with insect mesh (Nicro M/N: N29974N).  The insect
>mesh will cut down on the airflow slightly, but makes a huge difference in
>cabin critter control, especially at night.  You wouldn't think an insect
>could fly thru a spinning fan blade against the moving air stream, but
>believe me they can!  Since many biting insects are attracted by carbon
>dioxide & water vapor, they are strongly drawn to the plume of exhaust air
>coming from the vent.  It's not uncommon to see a swarm of bugs around the
>vent on Dynamic Equilibrium after we've all been in the cabin for a couple
>of hours.
>
>Roger Pihlaja
>S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mark Kaynor" <mark@kaynor.org>
>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 4:33 PM
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Nicro solar vent
>
>
> > We're wanting to replace the dorade with a solar vent. I know this has
>been
> > discussed on the list before - I looked through the archives and found
> > several references to Nicro solar vents, but no model numbers. Can anyone
> > who has one installed let me know what model you used? Thanks.
> >
> > Mark Kaynor
> >
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