When I anchor out in one of the many beautiful and secluded coves on Beaver Lake in the summer, I try to get as far up in the cove as I can, then secure the rode to a stern cleat. With a typical summer high pressure system over many states, there is no general breeze. However, night time cooling has the land cooling with radiation, and of course the water temperature remains stable. The cooler air is heavier and flows down the land and into the cove. With my stern facing the gentle and much cooler flow of air, I enjoy the benefits of Mother Nature's air conditioning. Of course a skinny dip before turning helps a lot! .--.-. | ( ( )__ \ _ / (_, \ ) ,_) | -== (_) ==- -'--`--' /|\ / \ / | \ | ^^ / | \ / | \ ^^ /361| \ / | \ / | \ ^^ / | \ ___/____| \ ______|_ \ ___ _______/ ==== \___\___/ | “MONTGOMERY 15” / ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~^~~^=~^~~-=~^~^~=~^~=~~^~= ~^~=~~^=~^~~^~^=~^~-~^~~^~= ^~=~^~=~~^~~=~~=~^~=~~^~~^~^^ John Butler - First M15 was #264
Thanks for a sailor's answer. cheers, Shawn Boles Grey Mist (M17 #276 1978) -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of John R. Butler Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 7:59 PM To: Montgomery Boats Subject: Re: M_Boats: M-Boats: Ventilation When I anchor out in one of the many beautiful and secluded coves on Beaver Lake in the summer, I try to get as far up in the cove as I can, then secure the rode to a stern cleat. With a typical summer high pressure system over many states, there is no general breeze. However, night time cooling has the land cooling with radiation, and of course the water temperature remains stable. The cooler air is heavier and flows down the land and into the cove. With my stern facing the gentle and much cooler flow of air, I enjoy the benefits of Mother Nature's air conditioning. Of course a skinny dip before turning helps a lot! .--.-. | ( ( )__ \ _ / (_, \ ) ,_) | -== (_) ==- -'--`--' /|\ / \ / | \ | ^^ / | \ / | \ ^^ /361| \ / | \ / | \ ^^ / | \ ___/____| \ ______|_ \ ___ _______/ ==== \___\___/ | "MONTGOMERY 15" / ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~^~~^=~^~~-=~^~^~=~^~=~~^~= ~^~=~~^=~^~~^~^=~^~-~^~~^~= ^~=~^~=~~^~~=~~=~^~=~~^~~^~^^ John Butler - First M15 was #264 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
I'm with John on this one. An evening dip to cool off does wonders. Of course with a 17, you have the forward hatch. Once that is opened, the temps inside and out balance out pretty fast. It also helps that I don't mind the heat. I also have a sun awning I can put up over the cockpit to sit in the shade if the bugs are not bad. Very pleasant place to sip cold beer. A former steward (owner?) of my boat installed a round deck plate in the foredeck, and I wish they hadn't. Until I gave up and sealed a deck plate in place with caulk, it was a constant source of leaks and no benefit that I could see. I have been thinking about putting a solar powered deck vent in that deck hole, mainly for when the boat is sitting on the trailer in the hot sun. Just to keep it from getting so hot while in storage. With a bucket under the hole to catch the leaks. Howard On Jun 26, 2008, at 9:59 PM, John R. Butler wrote:
When I anchor out in one of the many beautiful and secluded coves on Beaver Lake in the summer, I try to get as far up in the cove as I can, then secure the rode to a stern cleat. With a typical summer high pressure system over many states, there is no general breeze. However, night time cooling has the land cooling with radiation, and of course the water temperature remains stable. The cooler air is heavier and flows down the land and into the cove. With my stern facing the gentle and much cooler flow of air, I enjoy the benefits of Mother Nature's air conditioning. Of course a skinny dip before turning helps a lot!
I have an unused set of (2) bronze mushroom vents. They were for a Nor'Sea 27 and never got put on. If there is interest in this type of ventilation, E-mail me off list and I'll send photos. I'll be out for a few days, expect a reply on Tuesday or so. Bill Photo Site On 6/27/08, Howard Audsley <haudsley@tranquility.net> wrote:
I'm with John on this one. An evening dip to cool off does wonders. Of course with a 17, you have the forward hatch. Once that is opened, the temps inside and out balance out pretty fast. It also helps that I don't mind the heat. I also have a sun awning I can put up over the cockpit to sit in the shade if the bugs are not bad. Very pleasant place to sip cold beer.
A former steward (owner?) of my boat installed a round deck plate in the foredeck, and I wish they hadn't. Until I gave up and sealed a deck plate in place with caulk, it was a constant source of leaks and no benefit that I could see.
I have been thinking about putting a solar powered deck vent in that deck hole, mainly for when the boat is sitting on the trailer in the hot sun. Just to keep it from getting so hot while in storage. With a bucket under the hole to catch the leaks.
Howard
On Jun 26, 2008, at 9:59 PM, John R. Butler wrote:
When I anchor out in one of the many beautiful and secluded coves on Beaver Lake in the summer, I try to get as far up in the cove as I can, then secure the rode to a stern cleat. With a typical summer high pressure system over many states, there is no general breeze. However, night time cooling has the land cooling with radiation, and of course the water temperature remains stable. The cooler air is heavier and flows down the land and into the cove. With my stern facing the gentle and much cooler flow of air, I enjoy the benefits of Mother Nature's air conditioning. Of course a skinny dip before turning helps a lot!
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Me again, I forgot the link... http://www.sailorsams.com/mall/mushroom_vents.asp Here is a photo of the vents. And, there are lots of other vent solution ideas on the site Bill On 6/27/08, Bill Lamica <billamicasr@gmail.com> wrote:
I have an unused set of (2) bronze mushroom vents. They were for a Nor'Sea 27 and never got put on. If there is interest in this type of ventilation, E-mail me off list and I'll send photos. I'll be out for a few days, expect a reply on Tuesday or so.
Bill Photo Site
On 6/27/08, Howard Audsley <haudsley@tranquility.net> wrote:
I'm with John on this one. An evening dip to cool off does wonders. Of course with a 17, you have the forward hatch. Once that is opened, the temps inside and out balance out pretty fast. It also helps that I don't mind the heat. I also have a sun awning I can put up over the cockpit to sit in the shade if the bugs are not bad. Very pleasant place to sip cold beer.
A former steward (owner?) of my boat installed a round deck plate in the foredeck, and I wish they hadn't. Until I gave up and sealed a deck plate in place with caulk, it was a constant source of leaks and no benefit that I could see.
I have been thinking about putting a solar powered deck vent in that deck hole, mainly for when the boat is sitting on the trailer in the hot sun. Just to keep it from getting so hot while in storage. With a bucket under the hole to catch the leaks.
Howard
On Jun 26, 2008, at 9:59 PM, John R. Butler wrote:
When I anchor out in one of the many beautiful and secluded coves on Beaver Lake in the summer, I try to get as far up in the cove as I can, then secure the rode to a stern cleat. With a typical summer high pressure system over many states, there is no general breeze. However, night time cooling has the land cooling with radiation, and of course the water temperature remains stable. The cooler air is heavier and flows down the land and into the cove. With my stern facing the gentle and much cooler flow of air, I enjoy the benefits of Mother Nature's air conditioning. Of course a skinny dip before turning helps a lot!
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