One thing I did when I installed my SeaFrost air-cooled unit was vent it into the hanging locker just forward of the galley. It makes a great place to hang and dry foul weather gear. Every time I pull a nice dry jacket out of the locker, I am reminded of just how clever I am! It offsets all the other examples to the contrary. Andy C&C 40 Peregrine
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:21 AM, kelly petew <kellype...@msn.com> wrote: > allen, Hi, > I have the "Cold Machine" [Adler/Barbour] in my 30. It's air cooled, and > I've had no problems with it in the 10+ years I've owned Siren Song. > It was installed by PO. > It is located under the port settee, directly in front of the galley > sink. It's vented on the right just above sole. > Because it's air-cooled, it probably adds to the cabin temps, but I don't > think it's material. > I'll freeze a gallon jug of H20, put it in the box, and turn on the frig. > This gets everything cold quickly without a lot of melting ice. > > FWIW, a cruising friend of mine has a water-cooled unit [Grunnert, I > think]. While the unit does a really good job, we had lots of problems > this past season with blockages mainly due to jellyfish ["the cockroach of > the Chesapeake!]. > > So, I'd go with air cooled unit. > As far as ampacity, I have 2 house batteries, and 1 start batt., but it's > probably 50% of your capacity. I usually leave it "off" unless I'm > plugged in, or motoring. > I'm curious what brand of battery you have, and did you have to modify the > aft cabin space?? I'd like to increase my amps. > > Pete Winters > > s/v Siren Song > '91 C&C30 MKII > Deltaville, VA > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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