shannonswyatt wrote:I really liked the idea of the top vent over a fan. It looks good and I'm thinking about borrowing it. I was curious about how the fans worked with it. I liked that it makes a nice clean location for the Dole light as well.
Thanks for the compliments. Andy and Katie are quite happy with the results and continue to make improvements like drawers and other finishing touches in the galley and cabin.
The rear facing vent with four 120mm 12v case fans work great. Though in an effort to get the TD on the road I hacked together a "plug" sort of thing to keep water and other things from entering when on the road and not in use. In the one photo of the rear exterior the blacked out area inside that vent is actually the solid section and the brown is the "temp" plugs. I think the vents should have been bigger but they serve the purpose.
The one trip I was on with them they went to bed late in the evening the first night and forgot to unplug the vents. During the night Katie turned on the fans but they weren't providing any fresh air since they were blocked off and they didn't open the windows. I witnessed them rolling out of the cabin in the morning and both looked very ill. It turned out they spent about 9+ hours in the cabin with no ventilation. Very big lesson learned. We'll have to come up with a better plugging system but after that experience I don't think they'll ever forget to open her up again.
I once calculated the interior cubic feet in my cabin which is slightly bigger. It's around 135 cubic feet if I remember. Two adults can use up a lot of the oxygen overnight in that space. I and others on tnttt have cautioned folks many times to make sure they provide fresh air so matter how cold the night is.
