[C320-list] Air Conditioning

[Diane]

Where do you keep your boat? We love to go to Rock Hall Landing as the walk into town is short.

Diane

Kirk Mueller <kirkm753 at gmail.com> wrote:

>Thanks Diane.  I appreciate the counsel.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Kirk
>Second Chance #361
>Rock Hall,  MD
>On Jun 5, 2013 8:57 PM, "mtpoodles" <mtpoodles at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
>
>> The 16,000 btu unit has been a good choice.  I know you will like it.
>>
>> Diane
>>
>> Marshall & Diane Lucas and
>> The Merrythought Poodles
>> S/V Merrythought
>> Catalina 320 #1037
>> -----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 4:04 PM
>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Air Conditioning
>>
>> Hey Diane,
>>
>> Annapolis Cruisair suggested the 16,000 btu single unit.
>>
>> Thanks for the feedback.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Kirk
>>
>> Sent from a tin can with a very long string. :-)
>>
>>
>> On Jun 5, 2013, at 3:59 PM, Diane <mtpoodles at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
>>
>> > 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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>>
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