I have a 16KBTU Cruisair on Touche' No doubt in my mind you need a 16KBTU if you're anywhere south of the Mason-Dixon line.
It can hold mid 70's inside up to about 90F outside. Above that, it holds high 70's. That's with a head start. That is, if it was on all night and we got the boat temp down into the 60's prior to sun up. If you're starting mid-afternoon with outside temps in the 90's, you'll take a couple hours to break 80F inside. Also Touche's forward hatch is fiberglass, the midships and companionway hatches are white translucent. Clear hatches will let a lot more heat in. There's also the reliability factor. I'd rather have a larger unit humming merrily along than a smaller unit struggling and running more hours. One of the more overlooked factors is the size and run of the cooling water hose. Bigger is better. It WILL make a difference. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 2:25 PM, Chuck S <cscheaf...@comcast.net> wrote: > Hey listers, > > A friend says 12000BTU is the right size for my 36 footer. He speaks from > experience so I value his opinion. > But it's February, I got time, and I just want to be sure, cause a 16000 > fits in the same space and I don't want to be undersized. > > FWIW, Defender is showing my unit on "Miami Boat Show" sale for the same > price it appears in their 2014 catalogue. I love Defender, but damn, > that's sleezy. I was hoping to get this installed before Spring, but guess > I'll wait till their March Madness Sale? > > Chuck > Resolute > 1990 C&C 34R > Atlantic City, NJ > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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