[Public-list] Cowl vents

[John Birch]

Sadly Ed, it would seem from your description as to the necessity of the 
replacement falls in to that old cliché "that no good deed goes unpunished."

Best of luck with your search and continuance of the program.

Cheers,
John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "edward schroeder" <eddiediver at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 1:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Public-list] Cowl vents


> Thank you all for the info and, yes, I will keep all informed about what I 
> decide. Since I wrote, I have considered that the vent enters the usually 
> smelly chain locker. However, we are in fresh water, use nylon rode that 
> is seldom used at all, and there is a thin piece of decorative plywood 
> between the chain locker and the V-berth which stops the flow of air thru 
> the boat. No place for a solar-powered vent under the water coming over 
> the bow; the cowl vent not really venting the rest of the boat. Still inv
> estigating. Ed. Schroeder #303
>
> John Birch <Sunstone at cogeco.ca> wrote:  Hi Ed,
>
> The screw vents you are speaking of were made by Fico who have since 
> dropped
> the screw fitted type production line in favour of the inferior, in my
> opinion, snap on type. I can suggest two solutions 1) shop the used boat
> part chandleries for another one, Or 2) buy a new snap on, take off the 
> snap
> on base and have a bronze threaded male part manufactured at your local
> machine shop and affix it to the cowl.
>
> If you are successful finding an off the shelf screw in replacement, 
> please
> let us all know as I'm sure many of us might want to replace some with the
> like design.
>
> Best of luck.
>
> Cheers,
> John
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "edward schroeder"
> To:
>
> Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 8:22 AM
> Subject: [Public-list] Cowl vents
>
>
>> Emotional Rescue #303 is used by Sail Chicago, a volunteer sailing group.
>> One of the activities is to take out under-priviiliged kids.
>> Unfortunately, one of the disturbed kids, unscrewed the bow cowl vent and
>> threw it overboard. I have looked thru West Marine catalog to try to
>> determine which of the many shown would fit. Those few in the store that 
>> I
>> can measure seem to have a slightly larger base that would require me to
>> enlarge the hole in the deckand epoxy seal the edges of the hole. It 
>> would
>> be very nic
>> e if I could find a replacement.
>>
>> Has anyone knowledge of what model cowl vent Whitby was using on the 1968
>> models?
>>
>> The base plate is cast bronze, chrome-plated, 4 screw holes. The inside
>> diameter of the threaded portion is 3-1/16 inches, the screw pitch is 
>> 1/16
>> inch (16 threads per inch). Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Ed, Schroeder
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