On Sun, 06 May 2007 21:46:25 +0000, Larry wrote:

thatboatguy wrote in
roups.com:

What size generator would be needed to run this unit?


Isn't it interesting that no matter how I put that model number into
Google....it only finds the Ebay listing...JUST THE ONE!

I find that a bit "unnerving". I don't want to own the only one in
existance. I might want PARTS for it!

Much snipped

This little 13.5Kbtu, easy starting rotary compressor AC unit could
EASILY replace that leaky skylight in the main cabin under the boom!
It's ONLY 7.5" HIGH! That's an inch LESS than a sheet of printer paper
is wide! Take a sheet of printer paper and place it on top of the open
hole under your boom. IT FITS!...that's easily an inch of clearance!
Inside the boat, usually where it doesn't matter over the table, anyway,
it takes only 2.5" sticking down into the cabin! That's TINY!

Now, why in hell would anyone want to put an RV AC on a BOAT?! You must
be CRAZY!.....

No, not at all. There's NO PLUMBING TO CLOG, NO STRAINER, NO SEAWATER
PUMPING marine wigglers into the hull. There's NO DUCTWORK! You don't
lose a single cc of usable storage space! You don't have to live INSIDE
the boat with a NOISY COMPRESSOR AND FAN! In the RV unit...all the NOISE
and HEAT produced by fan motor and compressor are OUTSIDE THE AIR
CONDITIONED SPACE! Wow! Ingenious! You don't have to spend 3000 Btu of
heat pumping capacity pumping out the stupid marine air conditioners OWN
heat....it's ALREADY OUTSIDE! Duhhh...(c; The little rotary compressors
on these little RV units is SO quiet!....

Before blasting away at me for even suggesting we put something on the
boat that doesn't cost $5000 and have pictures of ship wheels or anchors
on its case...I want you all to visit an RV dealer that sells these
little Carrier AIRV Low Profile (LP) units. Crawl up into one of his
RVs, without the sarcastic RV remarks, and RUN ONE! Compare it to ANY
marine water pumping noisy beast in any boat YOUR SIZE. Just try
it....costs nothing. I bet, if you want, the RV dealer will send his
boys down to install it where that leaky plastic hatch was for ya, if you
like. All I'm asking you to do it look. 7.5" above the deck under the
boom? 2.5" hanging down in the cabin is all?? 13,500Btu of ALL USABLE
heat pumping capacity....and Quiet? The wife won't have to sleep on top
of it??

Larry

I live in Thailand and keep a boat in Phuket. I would say that more
then half of the sail boats that have air conditioning here are using
window air conditioners sitting on the deck and ducted through an
upper hatch. Cheaper to purchase then dedicated systems, cheaper to
repair and easier to maintain -- remember that with a water cooled
system you WILL have to clean the water inlet filter at least weekly
here in Thailand.

When you go sailing just wrap the unit up and lash it down, somewhere.
We seldom/never never have problems sleeping while underway or
anchoring so the only time an air-con is needed is in the marina.


Bruce in Bangkok
(brucepaigeatgmaildotcom)

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