[Rhodes22-list] gasket for mounting solar vent

[Reuben Mezrich]

Roger
Thank you for the heads up.
Did you mount the solar vent in the plexiglass lens in the hatch over the
head?
--Reuben

Reuben Mezrich
Pelican Cove in Sarasota
Cell: 410-499-8922


On Fri, Feb 12, 2021 at 3:06 PM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:

> Reuben,
>
> I have a (6” diameter I Think?) stainless steel Nicro Fico solar vent in
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium.  But, mine is mounted on the cabin roof above the
> head.  Despite the vent being on top of the cabin roof and several feet aft
> of the bow, in heavy weather, the vent leaks to the point where I keep a
> bucket under it.  When we start taking spray over the bow, we routinely
> pull the vent and install the solid cover plate in the deck fitting.  I
> would expect a solar vent on the foredeck near the bow would be even more
> problematic.  It really needs a dorade box vapor/liquid separator to work
> properly.  But, a dorade box would tend to foul the genoa sheets.   Be sure
> you always have the solid cover plate ready in case it’s needed and make
> certain the O-ring is in good condition.
>
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Feb 12, 2021, at 2:39 PM, Reuben <reuben.mezrich at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Jesse
> > I too am planning to put a solar vent at the bow but I noticed that the
> > Marino Day Night vents require a 3 3/4” hole   Currently on my rebuilt
> > Rhodes there is a 5” plate with a 3 1/4” hole. When you removed that
> plate
> > what diameter hole did you find?
> >
> >
> >
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>