Don't blame you a bit for having AC onboard down there and I can understand why you need it to make living on the boat more comfortable.there are advantages and disadvantages to living at any place on the planet.lucky enough up here we have 4 decent seasons but winter is getting old nowadays and spring can be messy.no comfortable sailing until August, better be ready for cold big wind and often cold foggy days before that
_____ From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dennis Cheuvront Sent: February 17, 2014 10:43 AM To: CnClist Subject: Re: Stus-List Sizing AC unit Dwight, On the Gulf Coast, air conditioning is more than a luxury. Touche' is not just a daysailing vessel for me. It's a second home. I typically spend 30-60 nights per year on board. I will probably spend 1 or 2 nights on board this week. When it's 85-90F at sunset, you appreciate air conditioning. When the boat is in Mandeville, it's an hour away from the house. I can work all day, get a shower, go to the club, spend the night on the boat and work more the next day. Beats an hour drive each way. The Admiral and I use it on weekends not only to sail but as a base to socialize with our friends at the yacht club. It's particularly nice since electricity is included in my slip fee. When Touche' is in Pensacola, it's 4 hours from the house. It becomes a place for a long weekend. Paying $500 a month dockage to spend 3-4 days in Pensacola every weekend for a 2-3 months sure beats $100/night for a motel or condo. We enjoy the Pensacola Yacht Club when there. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 8:17 AM, dwight <[email protected]> wrote: I appreciate the desire to be cool but I just can't see myself breathing processed air on a sailboat.around here when we say "fresh air' we mean white caps are starting to form on the Bay, never really thought about the other more basic meaning of "fresh air" on my boat. Sailing is different nearly anywhere you go, that also makes it quite the learning experience _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard N. Bush Sent: February 17, 2014 10:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List Sizing AC unit Dennis, and others; apologize up front for being so basic, but never having had AC at all, I'm having difficulty following the thread; are these units being installed into the clothes locker just forward of the Main Settee? If not, then where? If so, what cutting or reconstruction has to be done to accommodate the units? Richard 1985 37 CB; Richard N. Bush Law Offices 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite 9 Louisville, Kentucky 40220 502-584-7255 -----Original Message----- From: Dennis Cheuvront <[email protected]> To: CnClist <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, Feb 17, 2014 8:29 am Subject: Re: Stus-List Sizing AC unit Just a note on AC brands. I started out with a Mermaid 16K reverse cycle unit I installed in1999. Sent it back to Mermaid for repair twice in 8 years. Switched to a Cruisair 16K reverse cycle 6 or 7 years ago and sold the Mermaid on eBay. The Cruisair has run without a burp since install. My buddy here is the "go to" guy for refrigeration and AC installs and repairs. He is the Cruisair factory repair tech for this area. He works on all brands, Mermaid, MarineAir, etc. He swears by Cruisair. Dennis C. On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 6:50 AM, Kim Brown <[email protected]> wrote: Chuck Late to this party but- FWIW our 35-3 has a 9k unit from mermaid (they are local so no shipping...). It is intentionally undersized so we can run it off our Honda 2000 at anchor. Great once the sun goes down but it loses the battle mid afternoon in the 90's. The 9k also fit better in the hanging locker where we could vent easily to the v-berth and main cabin. Pay attention to the space needed for all the air handling bits and pieces. The larger the unit the larger those bits and pieces need to be. We spent the xtra for the reverse cycle. It adds a lot of flexibility though we consider 50's to be winter here. (sunny and headed to 80 today....) Don't know about others but the thermostats we started with never lasted more than a year or 2- just not marine ready. So I finally just bought a Honeywell hockey puck and as it is all mechanical it has been just fine. Kim Brown Trust Me!!! 35-3 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
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