Made me think of working on the boat in spring here in Louisiana. We have an indigenous insect called love bugs. They hook together butt to butt and fly in swarms. They aren't good fliers. They apparently taste bad and have no natural enemies except the grill, windshields and hoods of vehicles traveling at speed. For easy bug removal, many here spray Pam on the fronts of their cars during love bug season.
They seem attracted to the color white and solvent smells like paint, gelcoat, epoxy, etc. I was trying to paint my steering pedestal and thought a fan would help. NOT! Much like Wally's experience, The love bugs would get sucked onto the fan, get chopped in to pieces and get spit out from the blades. Just disgusting. Dennis C. On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 8:58 PM, Andrew Burton via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Thanks, Wal. With you, David, and Dennis, among others, all suggesting the > Caframos it's a pretty easy decision. > Bees hitting the fan...what an odd problem to have. Hope the bees are > buzzing elsewhere and the sun is shining on you. > > Andy > C&C 40 > Peregrine > > Andrew Burton > 61 W Narragansett > Newport, RI > USA 02840 > > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > +401 965-5260 > > > On Jul 22, 2014, at 20:52, Wally Bryant via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > Andrew Burton wrote: > >> Wal, which model caframo fan? I need to install a few in Peregrine and I > >> was thinking of going with the Hella Turbos, but if you like the > caframo... > >> Andy > > > > > > Andy - I have been using the cheapest Caframo, model 747. Mainly > because that all I can get. They make others with grill enclosures, but I > don't know if they move as much air. I also can't recall how it compares > with the air flow of the Hella. It's all about moving air, and the Caframo > definitely moves air. > > > > Like I said, I run fans 24x7, so burning them up isn't a reflection on > the quality of the motor. The Caframo only pulls .5 amps at high speed, > and that's important when on the hook. > > > > To grill or not to grill. Grills collect dust, and can make it hard to > clean the blades. The fan without an enclosing grill must be securely > mounted, because if you knock it over you'll burn out the motor. Duh. The > Caframo without an enclosure also really hurts your head when you walk into > it, or sit up in bed at 2 am. However, those blades are pretty soft and > don't actually draw blood, and after the initial eff word I laugh because > it's my own fault. Duh. > > > > The only real problem I have the non-enclosed fan is bees. Really. If > a bee flies behind the fan and is sucked into the vortex, it usually gets > smacked by the blade and then propelled at high velocity directly at me. > Ticked off and ready to sting the first thing it hits. > > > > Wal > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > > > Email address: > > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > >
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