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Default small boat refrigeration- or lack of

On 1/14/11 10:25 AM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:21:13 -0500,
wrote:

An ice chest needs a constant supply of fresh ice. A small electric
fridge does not, and some will actually make ice.


Ahh, but the electric 'fridge needs...electricity. There's no free lunch.


You don't have electricity on your boat? Most do these days, and the
price of inverters has dropped down to the pocket change level.



I have all sorts of electricity on the new boat, but I have yet to use
the refrigerators or icemaker, other than briefly, to ensure they
worked. I'm sure I'll use everything to excess this spring.