I saw an aluminum scoop vent from an RV 10 kit that I wanted to add to the Zodiac 650 as I don't want to mess around with the fragile canopy installing a scoop there. The scoop might be overkill but with a canopy the size of the 650 it is likely to be very hot under there. I have fabricated a location for the cabin air bowden cable control which will push/pull the scoop's lever open and closed. Unfortunately due to the construction of the scoop there might be a tiny gap but I have ordered a couple of springs to hold the scoop door shut in tension but they might not be needed if the bowden cable does the job on its own.
Fabricated and installed a matching (mirror) location for the eyeball vent purchased from Spruce at a R1000 a piece it is sh*t expensive but a well made piece of kit. The intention is that the scoop provides cabin air to the torso of the occupant and the eyeball vent provides air the face.
The last photograph is one of the set up of the throttle quadrant. The vast majority of Zodiacs utilise a vernier throttle which I am not particularly keen on so I have ordered and received the lever style throttle with mixture control. This means that I have had to fabricate a centre console to support the throttle quadrant. The last photo is a progress to date photo and was made using cardboard templates which when cut accurately were transferred onto the aluminium.
