Skip Gundlach wrote:

For whatever reason, I seem to be particularly sensitive to mold, having
just had another recurrence of a burst eardrum here at home (clogged
Eustachian tubes, infection follows, pressure builds up and necropsy
finishes it).

If your vet thinks you are dead I guess a necropsy would really finish
it for you.

Find another vet or go to a real doctor.

Rick

Skip,
Dorades do work very well, but you do not install them by themselves. They
must be mounted in a partitioned dorade box. This box separates water and
air with gravity. The deck vent is mounted under the box and it is opened
and closed from below. I have 9 installed on my 60' sloop. The complexity of
the deck vents is a product of the deck construction. There is a deck plate
and cap on top, a mating overhead flange below, a tube in between equating
to the deck thickness and a threaded shaft connecting the deck cap with a
closing mechanism below.
Steve

"Skip Gundlach" skipgundlach sez use my name at earthlink dot fishcatcher
(net) - with apologies for the spamtrap wrote in message
...
Has anyone retrofit dorades to their boats?

We're looking at long periods on the hook, when we'll be off the boat all
day (commuting, in the Caribbean) and are looking at mold and mildew
prevention.

For whatever reason, I seem to be particularly sensitive to mold, having
just had another recurrence of a burst eardrum here at home (clogged
Eustachian tubes, infection follows, pressure builds up and necropsy
finishes it). Thus, making sure we have a free flow of air will be
important.

We'll have full awnings, but don't want to leave the boat open, nor do we
want to go to bars/grates which would allow leaving the hatches
cracked/open
but (in my, prior security industry-experienced, view) severely
compromising
emergency exit.

Thus the thought of dorades. Two questions about that:

Is it a big deal in our cored deck, or about the same as installing a
winch
or other topside item?

If you've done it, are you happy with the outcome?

I'm thinking in terms of a couple forward, facing forward, and another
couple aft, facing aft, when we're at anchor, with caps for in and out
when
we're in the Briny (I'd sure hate to dump a bucket of water down on the
new
bedding!!). That, I presume, would allow for a pretty consistent air flow
through the boat. Finding somewhere to put them which won't screw up our
deck space any more than is already the case will be the biggest
challenge.

So, experience??

Thanks.

L8R

Skip

Morgan 461 #2
SV Flying Pig
http://tinyurl.com/384p2

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you
didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail
away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore.
Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain

Hi, Y'all (that's a southern USism for a group, not a small-sail-at-the-back
sloop),

My apologies for being unclear. I have never thought of a dorade as
anything other than a box with a scoop...

In any case, as shown elsewhere in the original thread, we've decided
against them.

L8R

Skip


--
Morgan 461 #2
SV Flying Pig
http://tinyurl.com/384p2

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you
didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail
away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore.
Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain
"Steve Lusardi" wrote in message
...
Skip,
Dorades do work very well, but you do not install them by themselves. They
must be mounted in a partitioned dorade box. This box separates water and
air with gravity. The deck vent is mounted under the box and it is opened
and closed from below. I have 9 installed on my 60' sloop. The complexity
of
the deck vents is a product of the deck construction. There is a deck
plate
and cap on top, a mating overhead flange below, a tube in between equating
to the deck thickness and a threaded shaft connecting the deck cap with a
closing mechanism below.
Steve

"Skip Gundlach" skipgundlach sez use my name at earthlink dot fishcatcher
(net) - with apologies for the spamtrap wrote in message
...
Has anyone retrofit dorades to their boats?

We're looking at long periods on the hook, when we'll be off the boat
all
day (commuting, in the Caribbean) and are looking at mold and mildew
prevention.

For whatever reason, I seem to be particularly sensitive to mold, having
just had another recurrence of a burst eardrum here at home (clogged
Eustachian tubes, infection follows, pressure builds up and necropsy
finishes it). Thus, making sure we have a free flow of air will be
important.

We'll have full awnings, but don't want to leave the boat open, nor do
we
want to go to bars/grates which would allow leaving the hatches
cracked/open
but (in my, prior security industry-experienced, view) severely
compromising
emergency exit.

Thus the thought of dorades. Two questions about that:

Is it a big deal in our cored deck, or about the same as installing a
winch
or other topside item?

If you've done it, are you happy with the outcome?

I'm thinking in terms of a couple forward, facing forward, and another
couple aft, facing aft, when we're at anchor, with caps for in and out
when
we're in the Briny (I'd sure hate to dump a bucket of water down on the
new
bedding!!). That, I presume, would allow for a pretty consistent air
flow
through the boat. Finding somewhere to put them which won't screw up
our
deck space any more than is already the case will be the biggest
challenge.

So, experience??

Thanks.

L8R

Skip

Morgan 461 #2
SV Flying Pig
http://tinyurl.com/384p2

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you
didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail
away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore.
Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain

Skip,
Big mistake. I was beginning to think we had some people that really knew.
You can put dorades in the same light as prisms. Both are old, incredibly
successful ideas that work.
Steve

"Skip Gundlach" skipgundlach sez use my name at earthlink dot fishcatcher
(net) - with apologies for the spamtrap wrote in message
...
Hi, Y'all (that's a southern USism for a group, not a
small-sail-at-the-back
sloop),

My apologies for being unclear. I have never thought of a dorade as
anything other than a box with a scoop...

In any case, as shown elsewhere in the original thread, we've decided
against them.

L8R

Skip


--
Morgan 461 #2
SV Flying Pig
http://tinyurl.com/384p2

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you
didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail
away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore.
Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain
"Steve Lusardi" wrote in message
...
Skip,
Dorades do work very well, but you do not install them by themselves.
They
must be mounted in a partitioned dorade box. This box separates water and
air with gravity. The deck vent is mounted under the box and it is opened
and closed from below. I have 9 installed on my 60' sloop. The complexity
of
the deck vents is a product of the deck construction. There is a deck
plate
and cap on top, a mating overhead flange below, a tube in between
equating
to the deck thickness and a threaded shaft connecting the deck cap with a
closing mechanism below.
Steve

"Skip Gundlach" skipgundlach sez use my name at earthlink dot
fishcatcher
(net) - with apologies for the spamtrap wrote in message
...
Has anyone retrofit dorades to their boats?

We're looking at long periods on the hook, when we'll be off the boat
all
day (commuting, in the Caribbean) and are looking at mold and mildew
prevention.

For whatever reason, I seem to be particularly sensitive to mold,
having
just had another recurrence of a burst eardrum here at home (clogged
Eustachian tubes, infection follows, pressure builds up and necropsy
finishes it). Thus, making sure we have a free flow of air will be
important.

We'll have full awnings, but don't want to leave the boat open, nor do
we
want to go to bars/grates which would allow leaving the hatches
cracked/open
but (in my, prior security industry-experienced, view) severely
compromising
emergency exit.

Thus the thought of dorades. Two questions about that:

Is it a big deal in our cored deck, or about the same as installing a
winch
or other topside item?

If you've done it, are you happy with the outcome?

I'm thinking in terms of a couple forward, facing forward, and another
couple aft, facing aft, when we're at anchor, with caps for in and out
when
we're in the Briny (I'd sure hate to dump a bucket of water down on the
new
bedding!!). That, I presume, would allow for a pretty consistent air
flow
through the boat. Finding somewhere to put them which won't screw up
our
deck space any more than is already the case will be the biggest
challenge.

So, experience??

Thanks.

L8R

Skip

Morgan 461 #2
SV Flying Pig
http://tinyurl.com/384p2

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you
didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail
away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore.
Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain

Hi, Steve, and group,

"Steve Lusardi" wrote in message
...
Skip,
Big mistake. I was beginning to think we had some people that really knew.
You can put dorades in the same light as prisms. Both are old, incredibly
successful ideas that work.
Steve

What's up with the "REPOST" I keep seeing?

However, to your note, what's the mistake? Listening to the group, not
using dorades, or something else?

I had no question as to their efficacy - it's why I inquired in the
beginning. However, a quick look at installation reality ($$, time,
complexity of end result) and clunkiness, combined with the engineering
reality of air movement, let alone the potential for swamping in heavy seas,
convinced me otherwise.

In the meantime, the boat already has solar vents (Nicro, I think) at both
ends, along with passive vents in the heads, along with all the natural
holes in the boat, so it stays reasonably dry.

I'm looking for a belt-and-suspenders approach so I don't have to keep
spending lots of time and money on doctors to address my plugged up
Eustachian tubes and burst eardrum, as I've had to do several times in the
last couple of months...

And, I've been on a couple of boats with well-done (read, don't leak)
prisms. Awesome. If it weren't for the thickness of the deck I might well
think in those terms for daylight improvements for our boat. At the moment,
however, that's not on the horizon.


L8R

Skip


--
Morgan 461 #2
SV Flying Pig
http://tinyurl.com/384p2

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you
didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail
away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore.
Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain

"Skip Gundlach" skipgundlach sez use my name at earthlink dot fishcatcher
(net) - with apologies for the spamtrap wrote in message
...
Hi, Y'all (that's a southern USism for a group, not a
small-sail-at-the-back
sloop),

My apologies for being unclear. I have never thought of a dorade as
anything other than a box with a scoop...

In any case, as shown elsewhere in the original thread, we've decided
against them.

L8R

Skip


--
Morgan 461 #2
SV Flying Pig
http://tinyurl.com/384p2

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you
didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail
away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore.
Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain
"Steve Lusardi" wrote in message
...
Skip,
Dorades do work very well, but you do not install them by themselves.
They
must be mounted in a partitioned dorade box. This box separates water
and
air with gravity. The deck vent is mounted under the box and it is
opened
and closed from below. I have 9 installed on my 60' sloop. The
complexity
of
the deck vents is a product of the deck construction. There is a deck
plate
and cap on top, a mating overhead flange below, a tube in between
equating
to the deck thickness and a threaded shaft connecting the deck cap with
a
closing mechanism below.
Steve

"Skip Gundlach" skipgundlach sez use my name at earthlink dot
fishcatcher
(net) - with apologies for the spamtrap wrote in message
...
Has anyone retrofit dorades to their boats?

We're looking at long periods on the hook, when we'll be off the boat
all
day (commuting, in the Caribbean) and are looking at mold and mildew
prevention.

For whatever reason, I seem to be particularly sensitive to mold,
having
just had another recurrence of a burst eardrum here at home (clogged
Eustachian tubes, infection follows, pressure builds up and necropsy
finishes it). Thus, making sure we have a free flow of air will be
important.

We'll have full awnings, but don't want to leave the boat open, nor
do
we
want to go to bars/grates which would allow leaving the hatches
cracked/open
but (in my, prior security industry-experienced, view) severely
compromising
emergency exit.

Thus the thought of dorades. Two questions about that:

Is it a big deal in our cored deck, or about the same as installing a
winch
or other topside item?

If you've done it, are you happy with the outcome?

I'm thinking in terms of a couple forward, facing forward, and
another
couple aft, facing aft, when we're at anchor, with caps for in and
out
when
we're in the Briny (I'd sure hate to dump a bucket of water down on
the
new
bedding!!). That, I presume, would allow for a pretty consistent air
flow
through the boat. Finding somewhere to put them which won't screw up
our
deck space any more than is already the case will be the biggest
challenge.

So, experience??

Thanks.

L8R

Skip

Morgan 461 #2
SV Flying Pig
http://tinyurl.com/384p2

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things
you
didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines.
Sail
away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore.
Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain