Sam,
I converted my ice box ten years ago and love it. I used the two-piece Adler-Barbour system. The two pieces give you much more flexibility in the installation. The one piece unit you mention below gives you very few installation choices. I added insulation to the top of the ice box (from the inside). It is very difficult to get to the sides of the ice box. Bulkheads block most of it. I’m very happy with my installation and heartily recommend it. Jake Jake Brodersen C&C 35 Mk-III “Midnight Mistress” Hampton VA From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Sam Wheeler via CnC-List Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 21:38 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Sam Wheeler <samwheeler.s...@gmail.com> Subject: Stus-List Refrigeration on C&C 35 mk III Hi everyone, I'm new here. I recently purchased the 1984 C&C 35 mk III Spanish Dancer. My goal was to find a boat that would be comfortable enough to live on and capable enough to be fun to sail in San Francisco Bay - I'm extremely excited about this one. I've been sailing since I was a kid but this is my first (non-dinghy) boat of my own, so I expect I'll be boring you all with a lot of stupid questions over the next few months. First up: Refrigeration. My boat doesn't have it. Has anyone added refrigeration to a 35-3? How's the stock insulation in the ice chest? Any suggestions on what works or doesn't? Since I think it will be relatively rare for me to spend more than a night away from the slip and shore power, one thought I had was going with a holding plate system to run off shore power - maybe even an AC system. That would keep the load off my batteries, I wouldn't have to listen to the compressor running as often, and it should store enough cooling in the plate to last for daysails and short trips away from the dock. On the other hand, I'm thinking about the number of projects I have lined up, and the simplicity and relative low cost of a CoolMatic single unit kit starts to look pretty appealing. Has anyone used that or something similar? I'm a little concerned about the effect on efficiency of putting the compressor (which presumably runs warm) directly next to the box with what looks like minimal insulation between it and the evaporator. Here's the CooMatic kit I'm looking at: http://www.westmarine.com/buy/waeco-adler-barbour--coolmatic-cooling-conversion-kit--7895881 Focusing on air cooling at the moment. I'd rather listen to compressor noise and draw a little more shore power than put a new thru-hull in. Thanks in advance! I've been lurking for a week or so and this seems like a great community. Sam Spanish Dancer C&C 35 mk III San Francisco
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