Engine Room Ventilation

Has anyone installed an engine room ventilation exhaust blower to help cool the area as well as eliminate engine fumes from migrating into the cabin?

I replaced mine because the old blower didn't work, but the installation was already there. If you don't have one, it should be a fairly easy installation...but are you having trouble with heat or fumes?

GMCCOMBS,

Hi, I installed an engine room blower in my 1997 350/Island Star. We slept in the back berth and it really helped with heat build up. The fumes/smell were never bad but the heat can be a problem. When you first stop it isn't hot because while the engine is running it is bringing in lots of fresh air to support the combustion process. But when the engine is turned off this process stops. From that point on the heat begins to find its way out (up)into the back berth. A blower really helps this process by bringing in fresh air and moving the heat out of the boat.

A word of caution, most engine blowers are designed for gas engine gasoline fume evacuation and aren't rated for continuous duty. You want something that you can run all night, or at least 6-8 hrs, until the engine room is at ambient temperature,

Hope this helps,

George
S/V Delicia

Thanks for the info. I was addessing heat issues.

It definitely helps support my decision to move forward with the project which was just completed with a HD blower rated for continous use.
Thanks again!

Hi, I have IP-350-020 and she has zero blowers installed. Where do you exhaust the air to? I have found no vents for exhausting air out? Thank you,
Dustin

We installed a Vetus brand vent (same vent that Caliber uses) on the stern just above the stern running light, installed the blower in the starboard aft locker, installed the duct in the starboard side of the engine compartment and exited under the starboard locker under the aft berth into the starboard aft locker.