Doug and I are talking about different situations. The role of the Solar Vent is to maintain air circulation when the boat is unoccupied and closed up at the buoy or berth. With no circulation condensation at night results in stinky mold growing in the cabin. Rich -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of douglas kelch Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 12:49 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15. Air circulation in cabin I have done nothing to my M15 to increase the air flow in the cabin and I comfortably slept in it about 30 nights a year on the East Coast. I sleep with the hatch boards out and the sliding hatch open and my head under the opening If the air is light I anchor by the stern and usually get a light breeze into the cabin. If the mosquitios are bad I have a netting with lead around the edges that covers the entire open area. If it rains in the night and I did not put up the boom tent I pop up a golf umbrella over the opening. I only put up the boom tent if I need privacy or a foul weather is on the way as it decreases the air flow substantially. When I anchor by the stern for the night I lead the anchor line from the stern cleat to the bow cleat so that if a storm comes up I can just release the line on the stern and the boat will swing bow to the wind. If there is a very light chop on the water the stern anchoring can be noisy. Thanks Doug Kelch On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 8:07 PM, Rich Makela <richmak@makelaperformance.com>wrote:
Tim,
My M17 has a Nicro Solar Vent mounted in the overhead hatch cover. It's a battery-powered fan with a solar charger that runs 24/7 all summer. I also installed a couple of louvered vents at the bottom of the entry hatch cover to let fresh air in. It has worked great for 13 years.
Rich Makela M-17 Harmony
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Tim Erwin Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 9:49 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: M15. Air circulation in cabin
I would appreciate any feedback on the subject of getting air moving in the cabin. Thanks. Tim
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