Dang.  Guess all the little fishes are getting their fins warmed around my boat.

Frigoboat Keel Cooler system….

Cheers,
Dave
1982 C&C 37 - Ronin

On Dec 18, 2013, at 10:47 AM, Andrew Burton <a.burton.sai...@gmail.com> wrote:

> One thing I did when I installed my SeaFrost air-cooled unit was vent it into 
> the hanging locker just forward of the galley. It makes a great place to hang 
> and dry foul weather gear. Every time I pull a nice dry jacket out of the 
> locker, I am reminded of just how clever I am! It offsets all the other 
> examples to the contrary.
> Andy
> C&C 40
> Peregrine
> 
> 
> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:21 AM, kelly petew <kellype...@msn.com> wrote:
> allen, Hi,
> I have the "Cold Machine" [Adler/Barbour] in my 30.  It's air cooled, and 
> I've had no problems with it in the 10+ years I've owned Siren Song.  
> It was installed by PO.  
> It is located under the port settee, directly in front of the galley sink.  
> It's vented on the right just above sole.  
> Because it's air-cooled, it probably adds to the cabin temps, but I don't 
> think it's material.  
> I'll freeze a gallon jug of H20, put it in the box, and turn on the frig.  
> This gets everything cold quickly without a lot of melting ice.  
>  
> FWIW,  a cruising friend of mine has a water-cooled unit [Grunnert, I think]. 
>  While the unit does a really good job, we had lots of problems this past 
> season with blockages mainly due to jellyfish ["the cockroach of the 
> Chesapeake!].
>  
> So, I'd go with air cooled unit.  
> As far as ampacity, I have 2 house batteries, and 1 start batt., but it's 
> probably 50% of your capacity.   I usually leave it "off" unless I'm plugged 
> in, or motoring.
> I'm curious what brand of battery you have, and did you have to modify the 
> aft cabin space??  I'd like to increase my amps.
>  
> Pete Winters
>  
> s/v Siren Song
> '91 C&C30 MKII
> Deltaville, VA
>  
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