Can you put the cold air shipment on hold until July? Low 70's this week. Almost balmy. :)
Dennis C. On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 6:02 PM, Rich Knowles <r...@sailpower.ca> wrote: > If it's helpful, we can send south a truckload of cold air. Any time:) > > Rich > > On Feb 16, 2014, at 19:54, Dennis Cheuvront <capt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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