Dwight, On the Gulf Coast, air conditioning is more than a luxury. Touche' is not just a daysailing vessel for me. It's a second home. I typically spend 30-60 nights per year on board. I will probably spend 1 or 2 nights on board this week. When it's 85-90F at sunset, you appreciate air conditioning.
When the boat is in Mandeville, it's an hour away from the house. I can work all day, get a shower, go to the club, spend the night on the boat and work more the next day. Beats an hour drive each way. The Admiral and I use it on weekends not only to sail but as a base to socialize with our friends at the yacht club. It's particularly nice since electricity is included in my slip fee. When Touche' is in Pensacola, it's 4 hours from the house. It becomes a place for a long weekend. Paying $500 a month dockage to spend 3-4 days in Pensacola every weekend for a 2-3 months sure beats $100/night for a motel or condo. We enjoy the Pensacola Yacht Club when there. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 8:17 AM, dwight <dwight...@gmail.com> wrote: > I appreciate the desire to be cool but I just can't see myself > breathing processed air on a sailboat...around here when we say "fresh air' > we mean white caps are starting to form on the Bay, never really thought > about the other more basic meaning of "fresh air" on my boat. Sailing is > different nearly anywhere you go, that also makes it quite the learning > experience > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Richard > N. Bush > *Sent:* February 17, 2014 10:01 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Sizing AC unit > > > > Dennis, and others; apologize up front for being so basic, but never > having had AC at all, I'm having difficulty following the thread; are these > units being installed into the clothes locker just forward of the Main > Settee? If not, then where? If so, what cutting or reconstruction has to be > done to accommodate the units? > > Richard > > 1985 37 CB; > > > > > Richard N. Bush Law Offices > 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite 9 > Louisville, Kentucky 40220 > 502-584-7255 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dennis Cheuvront <capt...@gmail.com> > To: CnClist <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Mon, Feb 17, 2014 8:29 am > Subject: Re: Stus-List Sizing AC unit > > Just a note on AC brands. I started out with a Mermaid 16K reverse cycle > unit I installed in1999. Sent it back to Mermaid for repair twice in 8 > years. Switched to a Cruisair 16K reverse cycle 6 or 7 years ago and sold > the Mermaid on eBay. The Cruisair has run without a burp since install. > > My buddy here is the "go to" guy for refrigeration and AC installs and > repairs. He is the Cruisair factory repair tech for this area. He works > on all brands, Mermaid, MarineAir, etc. He swears by Cruisair. > > Dennis C. > > > > On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 6:50 AM, Kim Brown <kimcbr...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Chuck > Late to this party but- FWIW our 35-3 has a 9k unit from mermaid (they are > local so no shipping...). It is intentionally undersized so we can run it > off our Honda 2000 at anchor. Great once the sun goes down but it loses the > battle mid afternoon in the 90's. The 9k also fit better in the hanging > locker where we could vent easily to the v-berth and main cabin. Pay > attention to the space needed for all the air handling bits and pieces. The > larger the unit the larger those bits and pieces need to be. We spent the > xtra for the reverse cycle. It adds a lot of flexibility though we consider > 50's to be winter here. (sunny and headed to 80 today....) Don't know about > others but the thermostats we started with never lasted more than a year or > 2- just not marine ready. So I finally just bought a Honeywell hockey puck > and as it is all mechanical it has been just fine. > Kim Brown > Trust Me!!! 35-3 > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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