[C320-list] Air Conditioning

[Diane]

Annapolis Cruisair also did our AC system. It is just as Allan described as far as ducting. However, our single unit is 16,000 btu. The v berth door does get closed in hot weather. The system works very well for both AC and heat.

Diane

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
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Kirk
>Mueller
>Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 11:44 AM
>To: C320-list at catalina320.com
>Subject: [C320-list] Air Conditioning
>
>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

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