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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Stinkpotter[/i] [br]Defender's price for a 4" Marinco solar vent is $165 (white plastic) or $173 (stainless). I bought my latest on sale for ~$100. I was replacing a plastic one that ran for about 7-8 years. This one has been running for for 5-6 years--I'm not sure... The longevity of the Marinco seems a little limited, based on other reports. However, it is very effective at preventing condensation in the cabin overnight by exhausting the humid daytime air and drawing in cooler air that has already dropped much of its moisture. I have virtually no mildew problems in the cabin... My cockpit lockers are another issue! The vent, which I have mounted in the head, is slightly audible at night--I can turn it off and leave the companionway open if I'm on board--the birds won't come in. Various passive vents can help, but rely on overnight air movement--summer nights tend to be like glass at my dock. [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature. Check here to subscribe to this topic.