Window a/c unit

Is this where I come in and make a comment or two?

Right after the window unit, you should install a portable generator to power it... and then turkey fryer on the back.
 
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A turkey fryer??? That's funny!! Pictures to come... I installed a 12x10x16 wide unit in the very front of the v berth. I removed the mirror, used a sawzall to open the hole 2 inches and slid it into the front part of the anchor box which in my case is not used. I tilt the hatch up for proper exhaust ventilation. On the inside, about 6 inches of it are present. Built a teak shelf to hold the unit in place. 5000 btu. Very cold, $150.
 
Here's yer sign...

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Why is it called dualing banjos when one is a guitar?

Oh...and don't forget to string the icicle Christmas lights on the bow rails....and leave them up all year....
 
Post some pics when you get a chance. Sounds interesting. I mean really, dude has a 83 he wants some A/C, for 150 bones I may do the same. Better than the huge hatch mounted version. Only question, how do you get air to circulate around the condenser area? I believe it should be completely open to air cooling. Maybe if you duct taped a garbage bag around that portion and ran a bilge pump hose to it and then run the inlet overboard it would circulate water across it. Just remember to drill a hole in the bottom of the anchor locker to let it drain. We don't want any flooding! Where's the kegerator going to be mounted?
 
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Lighten up with the snobbery you guys. This man's a/c solution works for a very attractive price.

I saw one in a blowboat rigged somewhat differently. That guy mounted the window unit under the V-berth, and built a 'water tank' around the condenser coil. He pumped raw water over the coil for the heat exchange. Economical and worked well.
 
10 years ago I was in a marina in Point Pleasant NJ as a transient for a long weekend. It was during a heat wave with the outside temp hovering around 100 degrees.

There was a guy 2 slips over from me that was experimenting with way to cool his boat by blowing air through a hole in a cooler that was filled with ice. We ended up hanging out with him for the weekend. We all got drunk and laughed at his crazy idea. The next morning he came out of his boat to tell us that it worked great and that he was going to patent the idea. I'm not sure if he followed through on it, but I see that there is a company selling these things and the location is very close to where this guy lived. (he lived in Saddle River, NJ)

If it works, it might be easier, cheaper and safer then sticking a window AC on the nose of the boat.

http://www.kooleraire.com/index.htm


KoolerAire%20Unit.gif
 
Come on Eric, we're just pickin' on the guy. He's only got 12 posts. He's still a pledge!
 
Zklink5150 said:
Anyone ever attempt to install a small window unit in a boat??
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My Dad actually did install a window unit in our 1967 Ulrichsen. I kid you not that it was a demonstration of mastery of the disciplines of cirular saw and bondo. But boy did we fight to sleep inside after that baby was installed!

Did I mention that I was one of four screming kids (only one stupid dog though) spending our weekends 31' lapstrake-hulled wooden boat powered by a single 318 cubic inch Chrylser with somethimes leaky exhaust elbows... I'm getting sleepy just thinking about it (no one was allowed down below while we were underway).

Oh, and our "shore power" was an orange extension cord and a power strip. And if the battery charger went unplugged or if we lost power, the bilge water would hit the floorboards within an hour.

But we had fun and we all survived!
 
Vince_nj1 said:
10 years ago I was in a marina in Point Pleasant NJ as a transient for a long weekend. It was during a heat wave with the outside temp hovering around 100 degrees.

There was a guy 2 slips over from me that was experimenting with way to cool his boat by blowing air through a hole in a cooler that was filled with ice. We ended up hanging out with him for the weekend. We all got drunk and laughed at his crazy idea. The next morning he came out of his boat to tell us that it worked great and that he was going to patent the idea. I'm not sure if he followed through on it, but I see that there is a company selling these things and the location is very close to where this guy lived. (he lived in Saddle River, NJ)

If it works, it might be easier, cheaper and safer then sticking a window AC on the nose of the boat.

http://www.kooleraire.com/index.htm


KoolerAire%20Unit.gif
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Embarrassed to say, but tried. It might work in Alaska!
 
Well, here is sort of the idea, you would just need to marinize it.......

Four Suns said:
Is this where I come in and make a comment or two?

Right after the window unit, you should install a portable generator to power it... and then turkey fryer on the back.
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Vince_nj1 said:
10 years ago I was in a marina in Point Pleasant...
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What kind of Boat did he have?

< The original KoolerAire prototype was tested on a 25 foot Parker Extended Cabin Boat. It worked
extremely well cooling the Cuddy which is approximately 7 ft. X 7 ft. X 5 ft. KoolerAire will work just as
well in any small, enclosed space! >
 
We tried the KoolerAire on our 250. It was not even really hot outside, mid-80's, but it didn't work all that well and we returned it. Maybe our ice wasn't cold enough? Wonder if we'd used dry ice if it wouldn't have worked better. I guess though, since dry ice is made from the dangerous pollutant CO2 that it's better we didn't try it.
 
Wouldn't the 'Kool Aire" concept add a lot of humidity into the space?
 
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