Anyone know of a really good and really silent 12V fan to move some warm air around the cabin? All the marine cabin fans are quite loud.
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Silent cabin fan
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I hear you Patrick. Have you tried the Camfro Ultimate?
I like it. Two speeds. 12 volt.
https://www.caframolifestylesolutions.com/product/marine/ultimate/
I like it. Two speeds. 12 volt.
https://www.caframolifestylesolutions.com/product/marine/ultimate/
Use them in both boats for cooling in the V-Berth. Draw .210 amps or 210 mA on low. We have hardly ever run them on medium (.27 amps) or high (.34 amps). The other nice feature that "kloudie1 mentioned is the 2,4, 6 and 8 hour timer setting. We usually run them for 2 hours to get to sleep and if we wake up later and are hot, just reached up and pushed the button for another couple hours. You won't find another fan that will move so much air quietly on so little electricity.
We use the 2 speed in the cabin during the day but don't like them as much, but still better than anything else you can find out there. Here is a link to another 'fan post' on here.....
https://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/12v-fans.141195/
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This is the fan that I have. It is a great fan for moving air, but I would consider it quite loud.
We use the o2 cool 12 volt 10" box fans. They have multiple power options, use less juice than the fans mentioned above and are way cheaper. They are considerably quieter than our 2 Caframo fans, as well. Some last about 2 years of constant use, others more by a long shot; I don't know why.
We mounted one on the overhead of the guest cabin and have several others hung in various ways in several hatches.
As I like a bit of breeze over my face when I sleep, I've mounted a computer cooling fan right there by the bed. It certainly does the job, but it is a tiny bit noisier than the o2 fans. I'm sure that they have quieter ones; it's just a matter of internet shopping I think.
We mounted one on the overhead of the guest cabin and have several others hung in various ways in several hatches.
As I like a bit of breeze over my face when I sleep, I've mounted a computer cooling fan right there by the bed. It certainly does the job, but it is a tiny bit noisier than the o2 fans. I'm sure that they have quieter ones; it's just a matter of internet shopping I think.
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A wind scoop over our forward hatch in the v-berth provides pleasant, water temperature air flow through our whole cabin.
For me, fans are for the dock, or an aft cabin.
For me, fans are for the dock, or an aft cabin.
Small Vornado fans make almost no noice and circulate a lot of air...their heaters are also silent....Pat
Says someone who lives in a place with an annual temperature of 51.3 degrees! lol
I can't even get the boat that cool with a couple of her 3 AC units running, in 86 degrees w/80% humidity.
NotCook
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Or when the normally steady Tradewinds (still 85+ degrees) die off to a dead calm...
“Says someone who lives in a place with an annual temperature of 51.3 degrees! lol
I can't even get the boat that cool with a couple of her 3 AC units running, in 86 degrees w/80% humidity.”
“Or when the normally steady Tradewinds (Still 85+ degrees) die off in a dead calm”
Capta and NotCook, are you two looking for sympathy from those who live in the frozen North?
I can't even get the boat that cool with a couple of her 3 AC units running, in 86 degrees w/80% humidity.”
“Or when the normally steady Tradewinds (Still 85+ degrees) die off in a dead calm”
Capta and NotCook, are you two looking for sympathy from those who live in the frozen North?
In David's defense, Sandusky in the sailing season can be very hot. You can't really count the winter months when no one cruises for that average temperature. And they haven't seen any trade winds. When they get wind it's just before all hell breaks loose, or just after.
No.....I need to read a little more carefully.....all plug in...we have 12 volt fans in the v-berth, the ones mentioned above
but they are not great air movers. sorry for the misunderstanding....Pat
but they are not great air movers. sorry for the misunderstanding....Pat
I am admittedly a bit of a dreamer (not always congenial to the median straight-forward engineer attitude in this forum!), but has anyone ever designed a highly integrated air circulation system into a boat? Possibly one that approaches true silence?
I am thinking mostly to circulate temperature gradients within the boat but also possibly fresh and stale air from outside to inside the boat.
See photo of my Catalina 30 concept. I know this is "over-engineering," but are manufacturers doing this sort of thing on newer boats? Or are they all just using forced-air or hot water baseboard heating/cooling systems that accomplish the same task?
I am thinking mostly to circulate temperature gradients within the boat but also possibly fresh and stale air from outside to inside the boat.
See photo of my Catalina 30 concept. I know this is "over-engineering," but are manufacturers doing this sort of thing on newer boats? Or are they all just using forced-air or hot water baseboard heating/cooling systems that accomplish the same task?
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We had our bathroom re-done several years ago and had a new vent fan installed that reduces the noise of the fan by placing the fan & motor up in the attic on the rafters several feet away, which is probably not practical for a boat. For computers they install bigger fans in the rear of the case and then just run them slowly enough that they don't make as much noise, while moving the same amount of air.
I've been a fan of the old Hella fans. They used to be considered "quiet". I find them fine that way except when some of tje, get a warble after a four of five years of frequent use. They certainly move air. If you don't move air, you have the "Sounds of Silence". Their only other issue that I've found: If don't cycle the two stage switches often, they seem to get balky, you use the switches (some of ours don't get used very often, we have 7 on the boat).
I don't know the Caframo units from personal experience.
I don't know the Caframo units from personal experience.
NotCook
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- Dec 29, 2008
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Well, I certainly can’t speak for Capta, but in my case yes, of course! Is it working? You don’t feel sorry for us?
Actually, we spent our first decade sailing those same waters as David, in Sandusky and Lorain. It definitely gets hot during those months of July and August. You also get to enjoy the mosquitoes and Muffle Heads. Good news is the season is only 3-4 months long before you start haulouts and winterizing...
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