- Jun 5, 2016
- 5,592
- Boat Info
- 410 Sundancer
2001
12" Axiom and 9" Axiom+ MFD
- Engines
- Cat 3126 V-Drives
2001 Norcold DE-461 finally died. Been dreading/looking forward to replacing this thing. I've been researching replacements, but looking at Isotherm CR-195 (dual compressor) Vitrifrigo DP2600 single compressor and a Nova Kool RFU9200 (dual compressor). All have their pros and cons...capacity, price, fit in existing cabinet, performance etc.
But for now the, old one is dead, and I removed it today. Easy enough to pull out out of the cabinet.
To get it out of the boat, I striped all the hardware off the unit. The mounting flange came off the front, and the cooling hardware came off the back. Once off, the box was easily hauled out of the boat single handed.
Next, I removed the cabinet, so I have room to get the new unit down into the cabin.
The cabinet needs some laminate work, as the old Vitricore has delaminated and has some sharp edges.
The cabinet is 27" wide over all, and I think If I rebuilt the cabinet, there would be some other and better options for new fridge/freezer combos, but the limiting factor seems to be the 52"-53" height of the cabinet.
More to come...
But for now the, old one is dead, and I removed it today. Easy enough to pull out out of the cabinet.
To get it out of the boat, I striped all the hardware off the unit. The mounting flange came off the front, and the cooling hardware came off the back. Once off, the box was easily hauled out of the boat single handed.
Next, I removed the cabinet, so I have room to get the new unit down into the cabin.
The cabinet needs some laminate work, as the old Vitricore has delaminated and has some sharp edges.
The cabinet is 27" wide over all, and I think If I rebuilt the cabinet, there would be some other and better options for new fridge/freezer combos, but the limiting factor seems to be the 52"-53" height of the cabinet.
More to come...