David,
I have a 37+ and our refrigeration system seemed to crap out a couple
of years ago. I've been considering replacing it with a CoolMatic CS-NC-17,
which requires cutting a pretty big hole in the side of the chest through to
the hanging closet of the aft cabin. See
http://www.dometic.com/beeeef37-68fa-4f42-8c4e-feacba361865.fodoc and
http://www.dometic.com/enie/International/Site/Marine/Marine-Leisure/Cooling-Units/Products/?productdataid=87275.
Unit sells for around $600-$700 and installation seems pretty straight
forward.
(http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1%7C2276204%7C2276226%7C2276231&id=323775)
May be one of my winter projects.
As for juice, any refrigeration unit is going to be a serious amperage
draw, and, personally, I would only plan on using it when the engine is running
or connected to shore power.
I've been warned that if I don't keep the beer cold, my crew will
defect to the Klingon Empire.
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 Website
On Oct 4, 2013, at 1:30 PM, "David Blair" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Anyone familiar with the 1990 34+ fridge details? I am thinking about
> upgrading the insulation, for the usual reasons. Not sure how much was
> installed originally and even less sure about how I can get into the
> cabinetry to determine what is there now. Something internal looks a lot more
> feasible but not sure of source for the right product. Planning to install
> myself and prepared to spend some time to get it right. The original NovaKool
> (sp?) works fine so far but draws a fair amount of juice. Any suggestions or
> prior experience with this model? Thanks.
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