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Jim Gano

Sun, Aug 23, 2009 12:06 AM

I think I missed a recent discussion on engine room blowers..Over the years I seem to have purchased several Jabsco engine room blowers (part number 35400-0000). I only run them to exhaust the engine room after a trip. I seem to replace them pretty often. I am looking for a 4 inch blower that will last.. Can anyone give me some advice?

Jim Gano
Seminole 42 GB

I think I missed a recent discussion on engine room blowers..Over the years I seem to have purchased several Jabsco engine room blowers (part number 35400-0000). I only run them to exhaust the engine room after a trip. I seem to replace them pretty often. I am looking for a 4 inch blower that will last.. Can anyone give me some advice? Jim Gano Seminole 42 GB

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Jeffrey Siegel

Sun, Aug 23, 2009 3:12 AM

Over the years I seem to have purchased several Jabsco engine
room blowers (part number 35400-0000).

I used to use the same Jabsco part and it usually failed after a
year. Two years ago I switched to their continuous duty model which
are a little harder to find but not that bad. The part number is
35760-0092. I think it was about $20 more and it seems to have paid
for itself but I haven't put many hours on it. This upcoming year
will be a good test.

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Jeffrey Siegel
M/V aCappella
DeFever 53RPH
W1ACA/WDB4350
Castine, Maine

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> Over the years I seem to have purchased several Jabsco engine > room blowers (part number 35400-0000). > I used to use the same Jabsco part and it usually failed after a year. Two years ago I switched to their continuous duty model which are a little harder to find but not that bad. The part number is 35760-0092. I think it was about $20 more and it seems to have paid for itself but I haven't put many hours on it. This upcoming year will be a good test. ==================================== Jeffrey Siegel M/V aCappella DeFever 53RPH W1ACA/WDB4350 Castine, Maine www.activecaptain.com The Interactive Cruising Guidebook Our cruising blog: http://takingpaws.blogspot.com ..

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Scott H.E. Welch

Mon, Aug 24, 2009 4:17 PM

Jim Gano htgan@yahoo.com writes:

I think I missed a recent discussion on engine room blowers..Over the years
I seem to have purchased several Jabsco engine room blowers (part number
35400-0000). I only run them to exhaust the engine room after a trip. I
seem to replace them pretty often. I am looking for a 4 inch blower that
will last.. Can anyone give me some advice?

For what it's worth, I run three full-time fans on Island Eagle. All are
standard 12 volt "muffin" computer fans. One is a high-quality 5" Panaflo,
the other two are 3" no-name Chinese knockoffs. The Panaflo has been running
constantly for the last three years with no problems at all. Cost ranges from
about $10 for the knock-offs to about $50 for a good Panaflo or Papst (the
good ones have ball bearings, the cheap ones are sleave bearings). These are
rated for tens of thousands of hours of use. You can get them at any decent
electronics outlet, you can also get them at Mouser Electronics online. They
draw less than an amp.

Scott Welch
Chief Evangelist, Open Text Social Media Group
www.opentext.com
905 762 6101

"Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn
out." - John Wooden

Jim Gano <htgan@yahoo.com> writes: >I think I missed a recent discussion on engine room blowers..Over the years >I seem to have purchased several Jabsco engine room blowers (part number >35400-0000). I only run them to exhaust the engine room after a trip. I >seem to replace them pretty often. I am looking for a 4 inch blower that >will last.. Can anyone give me some advice? For what it's worth, I run three full-time fans on Island Eagle. All are standard 12 volt "muffin" computer fans. One is a high-quality 5" Panaflo, the other two are 3" no-name Chinese knockoffs. The Panaflo has been running constantly for the last three years with no problems at all. Cost ranges from about $10 for the knock-offs to about $50 for a good Panaflo or Papst (the good ones have ball bearings, the cheap ones are sleave bearings). These are rated for tens of thousands of hours of use. You can get them at any decent electronics outlet, you can also get them at Mouser Electronics online. They draw less than an amp. Scott Welch Chief Evangelist, Open Text Social Media Group www.opentext.com 905 762 6101 "Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out." - John Wooden

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