T&T: Aft Cabin Ventilation

[Frank Burrows]

Phil:

We have found that a Home Depot dual window fan fits perfectly in our aft 
cabin rear window. Each fan is individually controlled and they can be 
reversed. We set it to blow in outside air and it works very well on all 
but the hottest nights. This fan runs off the inverter and draws very 
little on low or medium. We also utilize a 12 volt fan in the aft cabin. 
With an aft cabin you will have to occasionally run the generator all night 
to run the AC but not very often. We anchor out a lot and I am addicted to 
AC but we did not need to run the AC at night at all during the last summer.

Another thing that influences this issue on our boat, is that the main fuel 
tank is located under the bed in the aft cabin and this fuel cools the 
injectors on  6-71s. It does not make a huge difference but it does make it 
harder to cool.

The window fan blows cool air in directly from the outside and over the bed 
so it makes a big difference.

Frank Burrows     Destiny   1979  43'  Viking MY
Piney Narrows Marina   Chesapeake Bay

>How do folks get good night ventilation through an aft cabin?