[C320-list] Air Conditioning

[Allan S Field]

Kirk - The purchase and install was $4,200 in 2002.  And yes, there is only
one outflow.  I think that because of the short throw being on the port side
and the return in the aft cabin via the starboard side, the entire boat gets
handled very well.  And yes, it is simple and clean.  An even cleaner
install was what Bruce and Warren did over on Middle River; I remember
seeing pix somewhere of what they did to their boats. - Allan

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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

Sent from a tin can with a very long string. :-)


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
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [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
>