My 44 has dorades under the helmsman seat that are connected to a vent
blower in the engine compartment.

Fred Hazzard
S/V Fury
C&C 44
Portland, Or

On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 2:05 PM, Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:

> Hello Josh,
>
> I can't imagine that dorade vents under the helmsman's seats would have
> been original equipment.  The certainly do not appear on our 1994 37+.
> That being said, with 1 large forward hatch, 4 small hatches aft and the
> ports into the cockpit, I've been wondering how to get active ventilation
> when we are off the boat.  It seems like a few Nicro vents, installed
> through the smaller hatches would be the logical approach.
>
> That said, as we are new to Florida, I'm not sure what people down here
> are doing, since the boats need to be air conditioned at the dock in summer!
>
> Thoughts anyone?
>
> Bruce Whitmore
>
> (847) 404-5092 (mobile)
> bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net
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> *From:* Josh Muckley via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
> *To:* C&C List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
> *Cc:* Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 9, 2017 3:32 PM
> *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Solar Vent Fan on a 37/40+
>
> Edd,
>
> I've always told myself that when I install solar vents it will be in the
> port and stbd hatches.  I'd set one to blow in and one to suck out.  My
> thought is that this arrangement would draw air across the cabin for better
> circulation.  I'm in agreement, I don't want to cut into the acrylic
> lenses.  Well for that matter I don't want to cut into the deck.  I guess
> that's part of the reason I've never installed vents.
>
> I don't know if the PO installed dorad vents under the helmsmans hump of
> if they are original equipment.  I've considered running 12v vent fans and
> duct work to make them more effective.  I could power them from the main
> battery which is kept topped up with 200w solar panels.  I would use a low
> voltage shutoff to only run the fans when the voltage is greater than 12.7v
> (when the batteries are being charged).  The 12v fans are much cheaper than
> the solar ones and I wouldn't have to cut holes in the hatches or lenses.
>
> Josh Muckley
> S/V Sea Hawk
> 1989 C&C 37+
> Solomons, MD
>
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> On Feb 9, 2017 12:27 PM, "Edd Schillay via CnC-List" <
> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
>
> Listers — specifically the 37+ owners —
>
> Have any of you installed a solar vent fan into your 37+s? And if, so,
> where? There don’t seem to be a whole lot of options giving the deck and
> interior configurations. I’d prefer not to cut a hole into my forward hatch
> (or any other hatch)
>
> Any photos would be greatly appreciated.
>
> All the best,
>
> Edd
>
>
> Edd M. Schillay
> Starship Enterprise
> C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
> City Island, NY
> Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/>
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