Pete, I'll look the next time I'm in Hampton. Originally I had two Rolls wet cell batteries, 330 AH total capacity. They barely fit into the well under the aft cabin bunk. The were strapped in, but I couldn't get the battery box tops on and secured. Topping off the center cells was a bear. After the lightning strike, I replaced them with AGMs which were lighter and shorter which facilitated getting the bunk baseboard to fit level in its inset.
BTW, one of my concerns with the reefer was the water cooling issue. I see those jellyfish in the water and I wondered if the SP action would suck them in. Glad to see my concerns were well founded. Allen Miles S/V Septima 30-2 Hampton, VA From: kelly petew Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 10:21 AM To: cnc-list Subject: Stus-List Reefer in a c&c30MKII 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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