[C320-list] Fridge compressor replacement

[John morrison]

I have disconnected the exhaust fan hoses from the dorades on the stern of the boat. With these openings not blocked by the hosing I get sufficient air from breezes and convection to allow the fridge compressor to get sufficient cooling here on Lake Ontario.
JohnM
1999#574
> On Jul 15, 2020, at 12:01 PM, Troy Dunn <troutwarrior at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hopefully others will chime in.   Jack is right the ABCM works like a
> champ.  Great for that space.
> 
> The engine blower isn't worth the dinosaurs consumed to make the plastic
> housing it sits in, it doesn’t move anywhere near enough air for cooling
> purposes IMHO.   You could buy a real ventilation fan with sufficient CFM
> to move air from the cockpit locker but....seems like you are simply
> creating yet another project that in the end will cost more than the drop
> in solution especially factoring in the new wiring to the cockpit
> locker...better to find a drop in replacement with adequate cooling that
> can go right back where you have the current unit.   And of course...seal
> up that propane locker with some sort of butyl tape.   It shouldn’t leak
> anyhow, if it's leaking water...it also leaks propane which is bad as
> others have pointed out.
> 
> Troy