[Public-list] Cowl vents - addendum

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Same outfit - and yes, discontinued.

Gord #426 Surprise

-----Original Message-----
From: "John Birch" <Sunstone at cogeco.ca>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at alberg30.org>
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 12:27:07 -0400
Subject: Re: [Public-list] Cowl vents - addendum

> Fico or Nicro Fico (not sure if these are the same company) - one of
> them 
> was the OEM.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Birch" <Sunstone at cogeco.ca>
> To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at alberg30.org>
> Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 12:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [Public-list] Cowl vents
> 
> 
> > 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" <eddiediver at sbcglobal.net>
> > To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
> > 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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