I have a Marine Air system on my Landfall 38--it is 12,500 Btu unit and is is located in a cabinet beneath a set of drawers on the starboard side just forward of the head. I selected the unit because it was the best fit in the space I had available. I did the installation myself and I have ducting running into the v-berth and the aft cabin as well as in the main salon. I have found that if you use plenty of well distribued vents and small fans to help move the air around, 12,500 Btu's is plenty. 16,000 Btu would be better (particularly in Florida) but the 12,500 Btu unit served me well as a liveaboard in Maryland. The unit has worked flawlessly for about 12 years. The biggest problem I have had have been with jellyfish being sucked up in to the inlet water filter during the summer.
On Apr 23, 2015, at 10:02 AM, PME via CnC-List wrote: > Dear Listers, > > I am looking to install an air conditioner unit in my LF38. It turns out > that my boat had a unit as the output ducts and return vent grill are still > in place. I did not feel the need to install one on my old 29mk1, and so I > have no experience on which vendors/units are reliable. I have search the > web for reviews, and found a smidgen of positive and negative reviews for all > the top vendors. Below is a list of what I have narrowed down so far. The > prices are all within a few $100 of each other, but I have little idea on the > difference in the qualities. On the other hand, the warranties vary from > 1-5 yrs > > I would greatly appreciate any input or advise regarding which units to > consider or which units to avoid. > > > Domestic Marine Air EnviroComfort 16,000BTU > Webasto FCF 16,000BTU > MarinAire Integra MSBA16K2 16,00BTU > Flagship Marine FM16R 16,500BTU > Mermaid M16 16,500BTU > > > yours very truly, > > Paul Eugenio > > - > Paul E. > 1981 C&C Landfall 38 > S/V Johanna Rose > Carrabelle, FL > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > Bob Boyer S/V Rainy Days (1983 C&C Landfall 38 - Hull #230) email: dainyr...@icloud.com blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com "There is nothing--absolutely nothing--half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." --Kenneth Grahame
_______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
