cabins in the summer

[tracy]

i am interested in a hunter 26 do the cabins get enough ventilation in the heat of the summer. a lot of the boat owners at our marina use there boats as waterfront cottages.

 

[Ken Koons]

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Tracy,We didn't have much opportunity to sleep out on our boat over the summer. We bought a couple small battery operated portable camping fans at Target but didn't get much of an opportunity to try them out. It does get stuffy down below. One thing we need to add before next sailing season will be mosquito netting for the companionway and front vent.Where is Springfield OH? Will you be sailing Lake Erie or on an inland lake?

 

[Jim Loats]

I built a fan

It gets pretty stuffy - even here in Colorado - on still evenings in the aft berth. I found a surplus computer cooling fan that runs on 12 volts with very low amperage. It is mounted on a "window" shaped piece of plywood that slides over the screen opening and locks down just like the plastic window. I hooked up the wires via a little plug to the light that is right there.It runs fairly quietly and supplies fresh air to "the sweetie" who gets stuck in the aft side of that berth.Sweet dreams,Jim

 

[Joe C.]

A fan does the trick

I built a frame to mount an RV 12V fan in the fwd hatch. I usually have it blowing out and open the hatch over the aft berth. This way the whole boat gets circulation. The little hum is pleasant to sleep to as well.Hope this helps,Joe C. in NC'01 H260 Windward Passage

 

[Ray Bowles]

Fans help for peak periods but we use a boom

awning I made up that spans lifeline to lifeline over the boom, starting at the mast and going backwards almost to the sternrail seats each side of the topping lift. We have very low humitidy so we only suffer heat, not the muggy feeling. The boom tent lowers cabin temps from 90/95 to 70/75 at mid-day with just a breeze supplied by the std H26 vents and hatches.RayS/V Speedy

 

[Mike Pajewski]

Cooling the cabin

Tracy,2 things will really help cool the boat off. The first is to get the deluxe pop top enclosure. This will allow you to raise the pop top and still have a fully screened companionway. Any breeze will be felt in the boat. The second item we use is a chutescoop. This is a small sail that fits in the forward hatch, and is raised up with the jib halyard. The flaps on the bottom are tied off to the bow rail. It will catch the slightest breeze and funnel it through the bow hatch. We do have a 6" electric fan that I usually aim into the aft berth if shore power is available.This strategy has worked for us very well in the past.Mike PajewskiH26 "Loon"