I'm not sure about other units, but with the Seafrost, I had a choice of
using air or water for cooling and I could switch back and forth
Andy
C&C 40
Peregrine


On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 4:37 PM, allen <allenmi...@earthlink.net> wrote:

>  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 <kellype...@msn.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 18, 2013 10:21 AM
> *To:* cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
> *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
>
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