[Rhodes22-list] Cowl Vent

[Rick]

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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