[C320-list] Air Conditioning

[Kirk Mueller]

Hey Alan,

Do you just have the one supply (outflow) vent?  I'm surprised that supplies enough airflow.  Rock Hall is our home port and Annapolis CrusAir suggested Millers Marine to do the installation.  I imagine having the return at the foot of the aft cabin bunk causes the air to be drawn into that part of the boat.    Seems like a real simple/clean installation.  If you don't mind sharing do you remember how much you paid?

Thanks,

Kirk

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On Jun 5, 2013, at 3:10 PM, "Allan S Field" <allan.field at verizon.net> wrote:

> Kirk - We went with Annapolis CruisAir about 10 years ago and have never had
> a problem with the unit.  We went with a 12,000 BTU unit.  The compressor is
> in the port side locker.  The outflow vent is above and to port of the
> cabinet above the refrigerator.  The return is at the foot of the aft cabin
> bunk.  The pump and water inflow thru-hull are under the aft cabin bunk
> close to the fresh water pump.
> 
> When it gets really hot, like over 95 degrees, we close off the V-berth. (We
> removed the aft cabin door years ago.)  But the A/C will cool the boat down
> even on those days with the V-berth cabin door open.  It just won't get it
> much below about 72 when the sun is shining brightly and it's over 95.  We
> recently bought the Hatch-Hoodie to put over the forward hatch but have not
> yet tried it out on the really hot days.  Regardless, very few people, other
> than our grandsons when they were younger, ever sleep in the V-berth.
> 
> We had a choice between a 16,000 BTU system (which we looked at on another
> C320) and the 12,000.  The 16,000 is a "split-system" meaning there are 2
> compressor units and it takes up  a lot of space, plus needs ducts.  We have
> never regretted going with the 12,000.  As for the head, several years ago
> we put a hook-and-eye on the door with the eye on the inside frame and the
> hook on the inside of the door so we can prop the door open a few inches
> when we are off the boat plus cool or warm the head when the AC/heat pump is
> running.
> 
> This upgrade was the best thing we ever did on the boat.  It really turned
> the boat into a summer home for us with a view that if we get tired of, we
> can change!  The heating cycle also opens up March and November for staying
> on the boat.  August is not a particularly sailor-friendly month on the
> Chesapeake but that does not stop us from going down to the boat for the
> weekend.
> 
> Hope this helps!
> 
> Allan S. Field
> Sea Shadow - #808
> Columbia, MD
> 
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> 
> Hi All,
> 
> Has anyone recently installed A/C in their boat.  If so, what type and size?
> Where did they put the unit, the supply ducts and the return?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Kirk Mueller
> Second Chance #361
> Rock Hall, MD
>