Looks great to me! Cheaper, and prolly works just as well as a "marine" a/c
unit. Will the condensate runoff stain the deck? My guess is no since it's
essencially distilled water, but what do I know... just a thought. The A/C
on my boat is the throttle. :-)

--Mike

"RCE" wrote in message
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We intended to have A/C installed in Mrs.E's boat during the layup last
winter, but things got busy and the plan was shelved, at least for a
while. With summer finally beginning to present itself and the humidity
rising, I decided to try installing a regular window A/C unit in the aft
cabin access hatch as a temporary solution. Bought a small chunk of
marine plywood, cut it to fit the hatch, sealed it with rubber strips to
prevent water intrusion and painted it white.

The acid test was two days ago with temps in the mid 90's and high
humidity. The little 10,000 BTU A/C unit was able to cool the entire boat
down to a comfortable 74 degrees.

Looks a little tacky, but it works.

http://www.eisboch.com/pangea2

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