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08-27-2014, 06:35 PM
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TF Site Team
City: California Delta
Vessel Name: FlyWright
Vessel Model: 1977 Marshall Californian 34 LRC
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Ok guys....here's the finished product. It's colors include Perkins blue, silver and FlyWright burgundy. Obviously I lack the creative artist gene so I had to go with stripes. My freehand art often gets confused with scribbling.
It's a 12V fan and a 12V pump. The power supply it's connected to is a 1.5A power supply. The fan is a 2-speed fan, but it apparently cavitates on high due to the low volume of incoming air. The sound level is much lower on low and I measured no difference in outflowing air temperature. I will connect it to a 12V power plug cord on the boat.
Here are the "before and after" shots of the temps today in my garage showing a nearly 20 degree F difference.
The airflow is not enough to cool a garage, but it might work well to drop the boat salon temp 5-10 degrees. It would also be helpful when directed toward a workbench or table when working in a warm setting such as a garage.
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08-27-2014, 06:38 PM
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Veteran Member
City: California Delta
Vessel Name: Astral Blue
Vessel Model: Bayliner Victoria 2750 Command Bridge
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 71
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Al, you da man!
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California Delta
1977 Bayliner Victoria Astral Blue Repowered with Perkins 4.108 Diesel
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08-27-2014, 07:00 PM
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TF Site Team
City: California Delta
Vessel Name: FlyWright
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I would have been done a couple of days ago, but I had to paint it. I didn't want some butt-ugly chlorine-tab bucket messing up the decks of FlyWright.
Besides, I've got plenty of fishing crap to accomplish that!
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08-27-2014, 10:02 PM
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City: Hotel, CA
Join Date: Sep 2011
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Looks good Al
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08-27-2014, 10:44 PM
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Guru
City: Upstate,SC
Vessel Name: Shipoopi
Vessel Model: derilic sailboat
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 2,884
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Awesome.
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What a pain in the transom.
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08-28-2014, 01:54 AM
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Guru
City: Adelaide
Vessel Name: Kokanee
Vessel Model: Cuddles 30 Pilot House Motor Sailer
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Fantastic job, Al!
Just remember that with evaporative cooling you don't want to seal off the room by closing all windows and doors. This will raise the room's humidity to a level where the cooler no longer is effective. Allow decent incoming and outgoing airflow, and the temperature will continue to decline. Experiment with which vent/windows are most effective.
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08-28-2014, 11:52 AM
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TF Site Team
City: California Delta
Vessel Name: FlyWright
Vessel Model: 1977 Marshall Californian 34 LRC
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 13,728
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Agreed. We used them in Arizona in the 70s....lived there for 5 1/2 years.
Maybe I should send this one to you in the desert, Auscan! Are you still there and can you use it?
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08-29-2014, 03:54 PM
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Guru
City: New Orleans
Vessel Name: Panache
Vessel Model: Viking 43 Double Cabin '76
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Don't know about the Delta specifically, but back when I lived out there a lot of folks in the valley and further up (Amador County) used swamp coolers with reasonable success.
As to prior comments regarding the climates in the Bay Area, the wrongly attributed to Mark Twain quote seems to apply: "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco." Spent many a chill night standing forward capstan watches on fleet submarines (about 18" off the water) around Hunter's Point and Vallejo.
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08-29-2014, 05:24 PM
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Master and Commander
City: Vallejo CA
Vessel Name: Carquinez Coot
Vessel Model: penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6
Join Date: Sep 2010
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Have my doubts FlyWright's device will not tip over as a result of a large wake or natural wave. A wider base and narrower top would seem to be more stable. ... Had a warm yet comfortable cruise eastward in San Pablo Bay earlier this week. The Bay was calm, with an easy breeze following the 2.5-knot tidal push toward Vallejo.
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08-29-2014, 05:45 PM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
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Greetings,
Hmmmmm.......
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm....................
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08-29-2014, 06:27 PM
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TF Site Team
City: California Delta
Vessel Name: FlyWright
Vessel Model: 1977 Marshall Californian 34 LRC
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 13,728
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Quote:
Originally Posted by markpierce
Have my doubts FlyWright's device will not tip over as a result of a large wake or natural wave. A wider base and narrower top would seem to be more stable. ... Had a warm yet comfortable cruise eastward in San Pablo Bay earlier this week. The Bay was calm, with an easy breeze following the 2.5-knot tidal push toward Vallejo.
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Always a possibility, but less of an issue on the delta where it would be used than the bay. TBH, it might never see service on the boat. We'll see...
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08-29-2014, 11:24 PM
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Guru
City: Santa Cruz, CA
Vessel Name: Concerto
Vessel Model: 1980 Cheoy Lee
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 1,531
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You guys crack me up. A redneck swamp cooler. Can I get one in camo?
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08-29-2014, 11:26 PM
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Guru
City: Santa Cruz, CA
Vessel Name: Concerto
Vessel Model: 1980 Cheoy Lee
Join Date: May 2013
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08-30-2014, 07:27 AM
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Guru
City: Adelaide
Vessel Name: Kokanee
Vessel Model: Cuddles 30 Pilot House Motor Sailer
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 3,218
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlyWright
Agreed. We used them in Arizona in the 70s....lived there for 5 1/2 years.
Maybe I should send this one to you in the desert, Auscan! Are you still there and can you use it?
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Thanks for the offer Al, but I've escaped the desert for a bit of a holiday in the Ionian Sea. Its fairly humid here, so so not much use at the moment.
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08-30-2014, 11:57 AM
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TF Site Team
City: California Delta
Vessel Name: FlyWright
Vessel Model: 1977 Marshall Californian 34 LRC
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 13,728
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AusCan
Thanks for the offer Al, but I've escaped the desert for a bit of a holiday in the Ionian Sea. Its fairly humid here, so so not much use at the moment.
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Glad to hear that you're out of that quagmire and enjoying a well-deserved holiday. I bet you're enjoying some humidity.
Bligh, camo paint would have been the perfect paint job. Wish I had thought of that!! Maybe even a camo wrap.
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