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Full cover power ventilation.
Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 12:19 pm
by Boatrover
Has anyone thought of putting a fan under the boat cover to circulate/ remove hot moist air. I was thinking of something like a 4” flex line with an in-line blower that would exhaust to the outside (think bilge blower). I would add a thermostat so it would only kick on at a certain temperature. My Boat gets full all day sun and when I uncover it in the middle of the day there are surfaces I cannot touch because they are so hot. It is a Westland Sunbrella cover with vents.
Give me your thoughts!
Re: Full cover power ventilation.
Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 1:46 pm
by Big Block Power
It could hurt but I'm sure it's still going to be hot. Even up here in the frozen tundra it gets like that. I have a black cover so it gets a bit warm to say the least.
Re: Full cover power ventilation.
Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 2:20 pm
by cmattj
West marine and Overton have the kits . You do use the pole location and open it up.. eeeek
But these have been around for awhile.
https://www.overtons.com/modperl/produc ... FuEALw_wcB
Re: Full cover power ventilation.
Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 2:28 pm
by Big Block Power
The reviews on this unit are not so good. Good idea though.
Re: Full cover power ventilation.
Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 10:14 pm
by mtwbldr
I keep a fan running under my cover all the time. Ours is garage kept though so I mainly do it for extra ventilation bc it gets so humid here.
I also rigged an overhead fan in our stall so after a day on the water we can put her away and everything can dry out