When using the washer dryer, the air exhaust pipes into a small air filter box under the port aft cabin bunk.
Few problems here:
The lint, etc, makes a huge mess in this area. Considering that it’s the same compartment that has your fuel filters, you can see there would be some mess involved.
The other issue is that the dryer doesn’t really dry clothes all that well.
You are relying on the exhaust fan of the dryer, and the vent box that the hose pipes into restricts the flow.
Lastly, the smell of the newer (all in one) detergent pods is a bit nauseating in a confined area.
Lets tackle the first problem… how to get your dryer to work more effectively…
Ideally, what you want is an inline blower fan that extracts air from the machine. Using one of these makes an incredible difference.
You will need to get some flexible dryer hose, and an in-line 12v blower.
This is all good and well, but now you’re stuffing a ton more lint, etc, under the aft bunk.
The solution is as follows:
Attach about 6 feet of very flexible hose after the inline blower.
Mfg a piece of plexiglass the exact same size as the hull opening port in the stbd aft cabin.
You will need to make a adapter from this flat piece to the hose.
Then, you will need to cut a few holes, so that the the extra hose coils up behind the headboard.
Now, just open the window port, and place the adapter plate in its place, locking it in with the twist latches.
You will now have dryer exhaust exiting the boat, with highly improved efficiency
Few problems here:
The lint, etc, makes a huge mess in this area. Considering that it’s the same compartment that has your fuel filters, you can see there would be some mess involved.
The other issue is that the dryer doesn’t really dry clothes all that well.
You are relying on the exhaust fan of the dryer, and the vent box that the hose pipes into restricts the flow.
Lastly, the smell of the newer (all in one) detergent pods is a bit nauseating in a confined area.
Lets tackle the first problem… how to get your dryer to work more effectively…
Ideally, what you want is an inline blower fan that extracts air from the machine. Using one of these makes an incredible difference.
You will need to get some flexible dryer hose, and an in-line 12v blower.
This is all good and well, but now you’re stuffing a ton more lint, etc, under the aft bunk.
The solution is as follows:
Attach about 6 feet of very flexible hose after the inline blower.
Mfg a piece of plexiglass the exact same size as the hull opening port in the stbd aft cabin.
You will need to make a adapter from this flat piece to the hose.
Then, you will need to cut a few holes, so that the the extra hose coils up behind the headboard.
Now, just open the window port, and place the adapter plate in its place, locking it in with the twist latches.
You will now have dryer exhaust exiting the boat, with highly improved efficiency
