I had two of the Nicro solar vents on my C&C 36. They lasted about three
years before the plastic deteriorated and started leaking like crazy. This
was the stainless model so I was surprised to the see the plastic below the
stainless cover fall apart so fast. Nicro told me to take a hike when I
asked them about the problem. Solution was to throw them overboard and plug
the hole...then I sold the boat.


"Johnhh" wrote in message
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Interesting, I have 4 dorade vents and one solar vent. Only the solar
vent leaks, but only when the wind and rain are just right - just enough
that I need to be carefull what I leave sitting under it.


"Skip Gundlach" skipgundlach sez use my name at earthlink dot fishcatcher
(net) - with apologies for the spamtrap wrote in message
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Hi, Y'all,

Well, on the recommendation of nearly every list to which I've posed this
question, solar vents are superior in performance and cost, in particular
for water intrusion.

As it happens, we already have one or two (not sure if the other is a fan
or
just a vent), and it seems to keep the boat relatively fresh.

With awnings, however, I don't think they'd work. My thought now is to
have
a very low draw muffin fan constantly moving air through, perhaps in the
anchor locker, pulling through the entire boat.

The draw's small enough that it could run all the time, particularly with
the electrical system I'm headed for (1300AH, major solar plus KISS
generator) in the Caribbean.

L8R

Skip

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