I have the ubiquitous Alder-barbor. Installed by the PO. The compressor is installed in the transom directly behind my head when I'm sleeping. I don't have any complaints regarding noise.
I would caution you about upgrading too quickly though. Ice is cheap and dry ice keeps for a considerable amount of time. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Dec 14, 2015 9:38 PM, "Sam Wheeler via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm new here. I recently purchased the 1984 C&C 35 mk III Spanish > Dancer. My goal was to find a boat that would be comfortable enough to > live on and capable enough to be fun to sail in San Francisco Bay - I'm > extremely excited about this one. I've been sailing since I was a kid but > this is my first (non-dinghy) boat of my own, so I expect I'll be boring > you all with a lot of stupid questions over the next few months. > > First up: Refrigeration. My boat doesn't have it. Has anyone added > refrigeration to a 35-3? How's the stock insulation in the ice chest? Any > suggestions on what works or doesn't? > > Since I think it will be relatively rare for me to spend more than a night > away from the slip and shore power, one thought I had was going with a > holding plate system to run off shore power - maybe even an AC system. > That would keep the load off my batteries, I wouldn't have to listen to the > compressor running as often, and it should store enough cooling in the > plate to last for daysails and short trips away from the dock. > > On the other hand, I'm thinking about the number of projects I have lined > up, and the simplicity and relative low cost of a CoolMatic single unit kit > starts to look pretty appealing. Has anyone used that or something > similar? I'm a little concerned about the effect on efficiency of putting > the compressor (which presumably runs warm) directly next to the box with > what looks like minimal insulation between it and the evaporator. > > Here's the CooMatic kit I'm looking at: > http://www.westmarine.com/buy/waeco-adler-barbour--coolmatic-cooling-conversion-kit--7895881 > > Focusing on air cooling at the moment. I'd rather listen to compressor > noise and draw a little more shore power than put a new thru-hull in. > > Thanks in advance! I've been lurking for a week or so and this seems like > a great community. > > Sam > > Spanish Dancer > C&C 35 mk III > San Francisco > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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