Chuck, We have roughly the same size boat and I have a 12KBTU Cruisaire reverse cycle unit in Scandia. This will cool the aft cabin and main cabin to mid 70s with the forward cabin closed off as long as outside air and water temps are not extremely high. The previous owner installed a 16K unit which I replaced several years after I bought the boat. I’m sure you’re aware of this but make sure you have adequate sized return grills as well as ducts for the cool air discharge — the previous ones were undersized. I installed the unit at the bottom of the starboard sail locker, which is where the previous system lived, and have ducts into the main cabin, aft cabin, and head. I like Dennis’ idea about the T in the line to flush out sediment from the lines and heat exchanger, and plan to install that this spring, having had some problems with shutdown on a couple of very hot days last year. BTW, have you decided on a marina in the Annapolis area?
Monty Scandia 1991 C&C 34+ Annapolis, MD On Feb 16, 2014, at 3:25 PM, Chuck S <[email protected]> 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 > [email protected]
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