Chuck, Jake, et al....: I have just done the same conversion, switching from an old Sea Frost unit which ran off the engine. The new unit is a Norcold Norcolder 4408 Series, with the L-shaped plate (purchased from Defender). It works well and is much smaller than the Sea Frost. Like Jake's it lives in the locker on a shelf;one issue we faced was the venting...I wasn't thrilled with putting vents in the side of the footwell or out on the coaming, so, after some thought, we came up with putting ins a coaming box, and installed the vents on each end of the box and on the "top" (upper portion of the box), giving plenty of ventilation and adding a place to put winch handles. I'll be happy to send photos offline. If anyone wants one, just let me know.
Richard s/v Bushmark4; 1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River, Mile 596 Richard N. Bush 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 502-584-7255 -----Original Message----- From: Jake Brodersen via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Jake Brodersen <captain_j...@cox.net> Sent: Thu, Apr 20, 2017 8:31 pm Subject: Re: Stus-List Icebox conversion... Chuck, I did the Adler-Barbour conversion on my ice box a long time ago. It is air cooled and works well here in Virginia. It was not a difficult project. Tedious, but not difficult. The compressor and coils reside in the port lazarette on a small shelf that I glassed to the hull. I can send you pics off-list, if necessary. I lost very little space in the lazarette. It was one of the best improvements to my boat that I have made. Cold beer, all the time! Jake Jake Brodersen C&C 35 Mk-III “Midnight Mistress” Hampton VA
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