Sam,
I purchased a 1985 35-III about three years ago, and one of the initial
upgrades was refrigeration. I wanted cold beer for my crew and I whenever we
were out sailing or at the dock talking over the days race. I installed a
Domestic CU-86 CoolMatic 80 Series Condensing Unit - Air Cooled, with a
Domestic VD-09 CoolMatic 80 Series Evaporating Unit. I liked the CU-86 unit
because it is smaller than most compressor units. It is designed so that it can
be mounted on a bulkhead (no need to fabricate a shelf). In the case of the 35,
it hangs on the bulkhead behind the ice box. Easy install. Nice and neat, out
of the way. It generates almost no heat, and I never hear it running. It seems
to be very efficient because I can sail all day 5-6 hrs running a complete set
of instruments, a sail comp unit, 2 GPS's, an inverter powered laptop, with the
refrigeration on two group 31 batteries with minimal battery loss. I'm in
Michigan and the summers are generally in the 80's. I have not added any
insulation to the box, and beer is always cold.
The unit was purchased online from Defender Marine. The CU-86 Condensing Unit
was $755.00, and the VD-09 Evaporating Unit was $260.00. If your interested I
can send you pictures of the installation.
I don't have any experience with the unit you referenced. I'm not sure how to
install that unit on a 35 III. With the unit I described, I can keep a bag of
ice cubs in the evaporator for cool drinks, which also makes the unit more
efficient. I would go with a DC system if it were me. Its always running,
always cold whether you are at the dock on shore power or out on the water.
Doug Allardyce
"BULLET"
C&C 35 MK III
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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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