Listers, We’ve had some really hot days up here in the Northeast and the Admiral is thinking air conditioning. I don’t really want to go through the expense of installing a marine air conditioner and through-hull valves, but I have been hearing stories of boaters putting one of those portable AC units on board with the exhaust hose going out through a hatch.
I would probably stick with an 7,000-8,000 BTU using drawing 7-9 amps. The specs say that can cool 250 square feet, which I think would make the inside of a boat cabin quite comfortable. Obviously would only be used during shore power or while the engine is running (I have a high-amp alternator and a great inverter on board). Has anyone done this? Any thoughts? All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/>
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