[C320-list] Air Conditioning

[Kirk Mueller]

Thanks Alan.

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


On Jun 5, 2013, at 4:01 PM, "Allan S Field" <allan.field at verizon.net> wrote:

> 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
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Kirk Mueller
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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
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