Thanks for all the great responses. Might get a generator onboard someday, but for now I'm planning on setting up our AC to run on shore power only. If we want AC, I'll plan to stay at a marina. The 16000 needs 12 amps, the 12000 needs 9 amps, 30% less power consumption but still too much for my battery banks.
Josh, Shades for the windows are a great idea! My boat has none and suffers for it. Dennis, your reply reminds me how the water temperature effects capacity also. I plan to keep the boat in Annapolis this season, so I think I'll be ordering the 16k. Thanks all, Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Cheuvront" <capt...@gmail.com> To: "CnClist" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2014 6:54:12 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Sizing AC unit 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 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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