Edd, I have a 16500 BTU system and despite discharging cold air it still struggles to cool the cabin in the heat of summer. Randomly through the day it sucks up jellyfish which clog the strainer. Worse than that is when it happens in the middle of the night. Admittedly my unit is older and may need serviced. I tend to agree with Dennis, awnings, insulation, and ventilation are pretty effective and less hassle.
Josh Muck key S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Aug 19, 2016 12:08 PM, "Edd Schillay via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > 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/> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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