Bora™ Fan from by Caframo, Compact Design with Powerful Airflow, Low Power Draw, 5000 Hour Motor Life, Made in Canada, 3 Speed 12V

These fans are very impressive. I've had 3 mounted on board our sailboat for at least 6 years and they are still doing great. This one was purchased to add another fan in a forward cabin. They are far superior to the Hella-brand fans of which I have one mounted in an aft cabin. The Bora fans push more air, are much quieter, and better designed than Hella fans. If there is one downside, they are a pain to clean requiring you to take them apart to really get at the blades and inner workings.

What can I say? It’s not like we have a lot of choices out there for 12v fans for marine applications.I find it best for the sleeping cabins and would prefer something with a little more gumption for the Saloon. I have two there and still would prefer something more powerful but I simply couldn’t find a better alternative.I know, some of you will say that they have to be small because they go on boats. To that I say “Bunk!” Boats are getting roomier and you need more airflow. Besides, I started out in the electronics industry. Muffin fans are at least 40 yo technology, as small as... well... a muffin, and can kick up a helluva breeze.So while these are as good as we’re going to get right now, I think we should expect more.(Side track for a moment: who writes the suggestions for these reviews? Why the suggestion for “travel” and a star rating? These are 12v fans designed for campers and yachts. Travel is something they just do. Do they ask, “are we there yet?”, do I have to stop every 30 minutes? No. You want 5 stars for that?! Now back to our regularly scheduled review...)Installation was easy (especially considering all the other things that go wrong on boats), operation is simple, ridiculously quiet (75db on high right next to the fan (think of a whisper in your ear) - ambient sound level of vessel is 63 db with engines off at anchor), and it’s a far far better alternative to the older fan by the same maker.Helpful? 👇🏽

This is the 2nd fan I have bought of these, the 1st was purchased around 2016 and is still running well with no issues. This fan does move a lot of air with minimal amperage. I'm using these in my R/V to help circulate the heat during the winter and keep the interior cool in the summer. Only one complaint I do have about these fans, I had to use my Dremel tool to cut out some of the guard on the back side to allow more air to flow with less cavitation, and it works but, make sure the person using the fan is aware that little fingers can slip inside and get smacked by the fan blades. Great Fan and I'm ordering 2 more in the near future to complete my project in the R/V.Note - For those who are Amateur Radio Operators - This fan doesn't interfere with my HF or VHF/UHF equipment, no detectable RFI.

I put this fan down below on my catalina 22 sailboat. I have one deep cycle battery and a 50 watt solar panel. I have used it while working on the living area down below. It has made a giant difference with outside temperature in the upper 80s. The fan is fairly quiet on high, it is a fan. The big deal is very low amperage draw on my battery. I have run it for hours at a time and never seen my battery loose more than one tenth of a volt.I will buy two more to increase my comfort for overnight stays, very pleased with my purchase!!

Instead of writing a separate review I'm posting the complaint I sent to Cafraom, as follows:This is my second Caframo Bora 12V Marine fan. The first one was the variable speed which lasted one summer here in Georgia. The blade was so far out of balance it wore the bearing prematurely but I used it until the rheostat stopped working rendering the fan inoperable. The first one I bought was only warrantied for 1 year and it made it just a few days over that.The second one is a 3 speed, (felt the variable speed was not worth the money for one year and the 3 Speed would probably last longer). Nope.I noticed Caframo made an attempt to balance the blade on this second one with a piece of foam tape on one of the blades. I bought a model airplane prop balancer (which now makes the Caframo cost $100) and did the job right. This one no longer vibrates but the bearings still go dry on daily use. I bought this second one June 30, 2015 it is now Aug. 13 2016. Don't know what happened to this one, it started making a new noise (not the dry bearing noise) and now sometimes turns slowly, sometimes not at all, never up to speed. The fan blade is loose not binding at all. It acts like an old brush motor with worn brushes except motors no longer use brushes????At the same time I bought the Caframo, I bought a cheap AC 110 v 12in. fan for the living room for $18 (The Caframo's were used in my sleeping quarters on a nightly basis and sometimes when I read). When I received the CHEAP fan, it DID NOT need blade balancing. After a year the bearings in the CHEAP fan DID NOT need lubricating (still does not need lubricating). The motor and speed regulator in the CHEAP fan DID NOT stop working??????? This CHEAP $18 fan runs full time 24 hours a day along side the $70 CAFRAMO at about 10 hours a day average?????????????Obviously I'd get another CHEAP fan but the company doesn't make a smaller one and I need a DC fan in the sleeping quarters for when not at a dock. Also the sleeping quarters, in my 27 ft. boat, is too small to use anything larger than the caframo.I'm flummoxed! If you say yes it has a 3 year warrantee as stated on the box, I have to send it back at a cost of about $15 to $20 making this fan now $115!! and a service charge of $15 to $20 per year to keep the fan running. Not to mention the time sleeping in a boat in the Georgia summer without a fan while you drag your feet on deciding whether or not to send me another one.If I don't do anything, you get away with soaking us for really poor quality products. And I'm out $175 for just 2 years of very low performance fan service.What to do, what to do?????For further information, these fans are only used in the summer months. They are stored for 1/4 Fall, Winter and 1/4 Spring.Bicycling BobNow in a boat

Ordered 2 ,I like it ordered 3 more 2 on dining table , two by the bed, & one for little cooking area it gets hot around that area on my cabover , quiet good flow easy to install ,just reverse the your wires cause it says on directions positive , negative , I dint like that at all but did just added 3 amp fuse line wire , so if their is no flow than I reverse wires, but great buy should done that 10 years ago cause dry camping I have no air flow in my camper , oh draws very little amps, bought other model Kona but to to loud that be good for a boat ; so I just went from nearest lamps in camper put t connectors fuse line drill 2 holes easy , don’t think is going to give u ton flow , but for its size is good , not cheap but worth it