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That’s all kinds of wicked-awesome!!!

I am most grateful to be a part of this community, where sharing, and helping each other, are so prevalent. When we first were fortunate enough to acquire SHMILY!, I was stoked to have found this forum, and have learned much. Anything I am able to contribute is my distinct pleasure. I...

Thank you very kindly!

My pleasure!

Here are images of the padded pieces of Pex I used to protect the deck. The brackets came with the solar panel. The hardware is stainless.

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Hello again! Sorry for the delay; the weather has been variable, and we had the boat out for the mid-season cleaning. I finally was able to take some photos of the solar fan set up. It does keep the center toon storage from getting dank and musty. I forget the exact length of the furring...

Unfortunately, I won't be with SHMILY! until next weekend, but I will be happy to take some photos then.

Here is the unit I use: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01G7XCMQI?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details I bolted the fan to a piece of composite furring strip (about 1/2" thick, 2" wide) that is 17.5" long. This spans the opening in the toon itself, allowing the hatch to remain closed so...

I put a 12" solar powered greenhouse/chicken coop fan with a 50W solar panel in my center toon storage. It seems to be working well to keep things from getting musty from the last few mL of water the bilge pump cannot clear.

I can only laugh.

That sux. I would NOT be happy. They must fix or replace what can be fixed or replaced. If that's impractical, I would insist on compensation.