Edd, I've heard of a couple people trying them with less than stellar results. My opinion is you get a lot more BTU and bang for the buck with a cheap window unit in the companionway. Of course, it's a lot more inconvenient for entry/egress.
Quite frankly, there is nothing like a nice 16KBTU CruisAir marine AC. Touche' stays around 74F below even in 96-98F outside temps. At night the Admiral likes it more in the 67F range. However, the $3000-3500 install can be intimidating. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 11:07 AM, Edd Schillay via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Listers, > > We’ve had some really hot days up here in the Northeast and the Admiral is > thinking air conditioning. I don’t really want to go through the expense of > installing a marine air conditioner and through-hull valves, but I have > been hearing stories of boaters putting one of those portable AC units on > board with the exhaust hose going out through a hatch. > > I would probably stick with an 7,000-8,000 BTU using drawing 7-9 amps. The > specs say that can cool 250 square feet, which I think would make the > inside of a boat cabin quite comfortable. Obviously would only be used > during shore power or while the engine is running (I have a high-amp > alternator and a great inverter on board). > > Has anyone done this? Any thoughts? > > All the best, > > Edd > > > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > City Island, NY > Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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