With my prior boats, fighting mold and mildew as well as trying to keep the top of fuel tanks dry and clean has been a losing battle. As I prepare to launch my 2320 next spring, I was very interested to read several great posts here about how to add ventilation in several areas and ways - pilot house, small cabin ports, cracking certain windows and adding exhaust solar fans to deck hatches, etc.
Before the new craft gets wrapped, I plan to take measurements and get manufacturer info off several of these parts to plan how I can accomplish a good system.
I would like to find o-rings of the correct size as replacement parts for the 2 deck plates that I currently have and also order at least one additional plate to attach some sort of exhaust like the solar fan or the passive set up that Dale uses. Will advise if I find a good and reasonable source for replacement o-rings.
It occurred to me that extending the life of the o-rings would be smart, so I wanted to find something to add after cleaning them off - boat has been sitting for a couple years unsold and there was a small amount of mold etc. At my local hardware store, I picked up a tube of Faucet and Valve grease made by Master Plumber which, I hope, will be a good thing to add to the existing o-rings to keep them from drying out prematurely. I was going to use vaseline but found out that anything that's petroleum based will cause the rubber to degrade. This grease is made to coat washers and is used to make it easier to slip on o-rings in plumbing applications so, I assume it's safe to use with rubber. It's also waterproof.
sarge
Before the new craft gets wrapped, I plan to take measurements and get manufacturer info off several of these parts to plan how I can accomplish a good system.
I would like to find o-rings of the correct size as replacement parts for the 2 deck plates that I currently have and also order at least one additional plate to attach some sort of exhaust like the solar fan or the passive set up that Dale uses. Will advise if I find a good and reasonable source for replacement o-rings.
It occurred to me that extending the life of the o-rings would be smart, so I wanted to find something to add after cleaning them off - boat has been sitting for a couple years unsold and there was a small amount of mold etc. At my local hardware store, I picked up a tube of Faucet and Valve grease made by Master Plumber which, I hope, will be a good thing to add to the existing o-rings to keep them from drying out prematurely. I was going to use vaseline but found out that anything that's petroleum based will cause the rubber to degrade. This grease is made to coat washers and is used to make it easier to slip on o-rings in plumbing applications so, I assume it's safe to use with rubber. It's also waterproof.
sarge
