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roberoo
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Initially Posted - 10/14/2006 :  23:35:24  Show Profile  Visit roberoo's Homepage
<font color="orange">"Excerpt from My Fiance's Blog"

"Yuck
Ok, Bob, Marissa and I spent the weekend cleaning the boats and the jetski in order to put them away for the winter! I was happy to do it, I really was. Never mind the mess and the dirt. I don't mind getting dirty. But when I was standing behind the boat, I got a faceful of dirty, smelly bilgewater!! (I guess the whale Pump works good) Talk about yuck. Good thing my mouth wasn't open."

And she still wants to sail....cool..</font id="orange">

So my Question is this: I sealed her up nice and tight. The rainwater got in from the "Funnel Vent" on the foredeck. I want to replace this with either a cover or one of those solar vents. Has anyone done this with no or very minimal cutting?

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Bob Sirekis
"Wind Between The Sheets"
83 SR/FK #3551
Erie Basin marina D-19
Buffalo, New York
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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 10/14/2006 :  23:52:02  Show Profile  Visit OLarryR's Homepage
When I bought my boat last year, I noticed it had a vent cover in the cabin area. I noted the vent cover was labeled "Nicro". That gave me the idea that perhaps Nicro had a solar vent that would fit the same diameter as the vent cover. I purchased the solar vent, popped off the vent cover, took the solar vent topworks out of the box and pushed it into the hole housing. Perfect fit !

Take the diameter dimension and note if you see a mfrs name on your funnel vent. Perhaps, the same company will have a standardized hole size that will fit a solar vent.
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 10/15/2006 :  12:19:35  Show Profile
Be sure to use the re-naming ceremony or your new boat will be cursed. You failure to do the de-naming ceremony explains the bilge pump "accident."

http://www.boatus.com/goodoldboat/naming.htm
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Turk
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Response Posted - 10/15/2006 :  19:48:22  Show Profile  Visit Turk's Homepage
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Take the diameter dimension and note if you see a mfrs name on your funnel vent. Perhaps, the same company will have a standardized hole size that will fit a solar vent.
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Nicro makes solar vents in 3" and 4 ". I have the three inch model and it works just fine. It does require a level surface to fit properly and not leak. Check the hole size AND check to see if it is in a level area. If it's 3 or 4 inches and not in a level area, you could always use the blank that comes with the solar vent to cover it. Cut a new hole in a flat area. I hole sawed a hole in my front hatch - perfect spot for a vent on a 250.
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Captain Bill
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Response Posted - 10/16/2006 :  09:30:35  Show Profile
I did the same thing Larry did. The 3 inch is a perfect fit with the replacement Niocor vent. It's solar/battery powered and runs 24/7. The constant fan has virtually eliminated musty ordors.

Happy sailing,

Bill
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