[Rhodes22-list] Cowl Vent

Sat Jun 27 10:42:53 EDT 2009

Gentleman,
Leave the chain attached to the anchor and drape it around it so it is  
always handy. Pulling the chain out of the locker is unnecessary and creates  
wear and tear on the cowl collar. From a scientific standpoint, the cowl is  
designed to work best with it facing away from the wind direction. This  
eliminates any water from entering and creates more ventilation. It's all based 
 on the venturi effect. Carrying a plastic basket from the cockpit to the 
bow and  connecting it to the anchor chain is a lot less work than trying to 
pull and  stuff crap through the cowl vent. All the water and mess from the 
anchor line  stays in the cockpit and not in the cabin. Many areas don't 
have nice sandy  bottoms so the anchor line will start to smell just like the 
bottom conditions.  Your admiral will not appreciate that damp muddy flats 
bottom crap smell being  in her cabin.

Rummy

In a message dated 6/26/2009 7:33:53 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
sloopblueheron at gmail.com writes:

Lee,

Yes, I use it to store and deploy the rode and chain  through the hole.  I
think taking the locker in and out would be worse  than retrieving tackle
from the cockpit.

I disconnect the chain for  storage.  Since my hand just fits through the
hole, and I'm afraid of  breaking my wrist during a rock 'n roll, I use a
messenger line tied to the  cap to start pulling stuff out.  I'm re-posting
pictures from a few  months ago of how I do that.  You can't see the
mono-filament  messenger line very well, but it is tied to the big loop in
the  rode.

To dry out the locker, point the scoop into the wind when there  is no water
in the wind.  I generally use a cap when there is no need  to ventilate the
locker or v-berth.  Also, if you want to ventilate  the v-berth when the 
wind
is wet--no problem because the water will just  collect in the locker and 
dry
out later.

Rick

On Fri, Jun 26,  2009 at 8:39 AM, Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:

>
>  Rick,
>
> Do you use the anchor rode locker?  If so, what  technique do you use to 
get
> the rode in and out of the locker.   I'd prefer to use it as designed if
> there's some easy way to do  it.  I even thought about taking the locker 
in
> and out with each  use but I didn't want to disconnect the anchor from the
>  rode.
>
> I think someone on this list said that the vent scoop is  designed to face
> aft away from the wind.  Mine has always faced  forward.  Should I turn it
> around?
>
>  Thanks!
>
> Lee
> 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
> Kent  Island, MD
>
> 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
> >>
> >>
>  >>
> >> http://www.nabble.com/file/p24211017/88.jpg
>  >>
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