I like to help new C&C'ers but it would really help if you would sign off with your name, boat name, boat model, and homeport, so we can provide the best advice, specific to your boat and location.
Not sure how to remove hinges from a foredeck hatch. I have one of those hatchtop AC units, but it installed with the hatch opened, still attached. I used it on our boat in 1985 and was disapointed. It wasn't enough BTU to help the cabin. You can get by with a portable AC unit from Walmart that ejects the heat out the head port, but I installed a heatpump unit in a hanging locker on my C&C 34R. Love our 16000 BTU AC unit. It works at the dock when we have shorepower, but makes summer weekends much more enjoyable. I usually drive down on a Friday and start the unit and leave to meet friends for dinner, or I go shopping. The cabin cools down better while away. My unit also adds heat in Spring and Fall as long as she's in the water which is very nice. It's also nice to keep humidity down. We learned the hard way that covering the windows from the solar load lowers the cabin temperature 5 to 10 degrees, so we made covers for the windows and rig an awning to protect the deck. You must also learn to start it up well before your need the space as Chesapeake Bay can reach 100 degrees and the cabin can get to 120 quite easily. Have fun with the 41. Chuck Scheaffer, Resolute, 1989 C&C 34R, Pasadena, Md > On January 2, 2020 at 1:06 PM Edd Schillay via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Agreed. You’re not going to very happy with that option. Also, odds are > it’s not going to handling’s the marine environment well either. > > Though more expensive, you’re going to best off installing a 16000 BTU > (or possibly a couple of unit) marine AC > > All the best, > > Edd > > > Edd M. Schillay > Captain of the Starship Enterprise > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > Venice Yacht Club | Venice Island, FL > > Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 2, 2020, at 12:57 PM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote: > > The other thing you might not to hear is those are not very good air > conditioners. > I would think about making a redneck AC with a window unit in the > companionway. Vastly cheaper and easier to store too. > Joe > Coquina > > From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com > mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com > On Behalf Of Will Gerstmyer via > CnC-List > Sent: Thursday, January 2, 2020 12:49 PM > To: Robert Boyer <dainyr...@icloud.com mailto:dainyr...@icloud.com > > Cc: Will Gerstmyer <wgerstm...@gmail.com mailto:wgerstm...@gmail.com >; > Jeremy Ralph via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Stus-List Rooftop A/C and deck hatch > > Bob > Joy and I are of mixed minds here. I say none because we will be 1/3 of > our time at marinas, and she wants lots so our compromise is that we will air > condition the V-berth. If it does more, great, but not counting on it. > So I think we’re covered. > I spent 13 years in VA so I appreciate how muggy it can be in your neck > of the woods. > Thanks, Will > > > > > > On Jan 2, 2020, at 12:17 PM, Robert Boyer > <dainyr...@icloud.com mailto:dainyr...@icloud.com > wrote: > > > > > > > > Will, you may not want to hear this, but unless you are > located in Canada, the small hatch mounted A/C will not be adequate to cool > your C&C 40. I have a Landfall 38 with onboard 16,000 Btu A/C and some > extremely hot days In Baltimore MD it works very hard. Before you make any > more investment in time and money. I would consider a much larger A/C. > > > > Bob > > . > > > > > > > > > On Jan 2, 2020, at 12:00 PM, Will Gerstmyer > > via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote: > > > > > > Hi all, I’m new. Joy and I have a 1986 CNC 41. > > > We have bought a rooftop A/C unit that would fit over our > > > V-berth hatch. My problem is I can’t figure out how to either remove the > > > hatch lid, or remove the glass in the hatch lid in order to create the > > > needed opening. > > > The hinges I thought I could remove consists of threaded > > > bolts that have no head—so once the cap nuts are removed from each side > > > of a hinge, the bolt can’t be extracted. I tried a vice grips on it but I > > > couldn’t even get it to turn. Hence, I then turned my attention to > > > perhaps removing the glazing itself. > > > Either approach is fine with me. Any suggestions? Thanks, Will > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your > > > contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. 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