"Jeff Morris" wrote in message ...
Don't get me started on a deep freezer. Ooops, I guess you did.

Since we bought out catamaran for long term cruising, my wife insisted on having
a large deep freeze. I admit it was nice to be able to reach in and pull out a
steak wherever we were,

And keep in mind many countries will not let you bring in any meat or
produce.

Whats better is to reach in the sea and fill your freezer. But Surf &
Turf is nice.


but its a pain being tied to a 90 Amp-hour per day draw.


Get a gen set. I can run 3 hours a day and keep the freezer frozen.

If I had to do one thing over, it would be to have two separate small systems
for the fridge and freezer, rather than one large one.

Thats our set up, A small frig w freezer comp and a 8 cubic foot
freezer. Only pain in the arse is it has a big hatch top on the galley
counter to access it. And with limited counter space it usually
involves shuffeling stuff to get to it.

Joe
MSV RedCloud


--
-jeff www.sv-loki.com
"The sea was angry that day, my friend. Like an old man trying to send back soup
at the deli."



"Remco Moedt" wrote in message
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On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 19:53:31 -0500, "Jeff Morris"
wrote:

"Remco Moedt" wrote in message
.. .

There is nothing wrong with a TV on board. It all depends on what you
do with your boat. If I buy a Ferrari Enzo (yeah, right....in my
dreams only I fear) I don't have to suspect I can transport a piano
with it. If you're on a sailboat in the middle of the Atlantic with
winds over the 50 knots and a wave height over 30 feet, you're not
that happy with a TV on a bulkhead, or the change in weight
distribution all those electric equipment caused. But if you're moored
most of the time, or coastal cruising while you know how to interpret
the weather map, you want those things which makes life easier.

As long you don't carry those pesky powertools......g

Wow! You make it sound like thousands of pounds of gear! All of my
electronic
entertainment toys, TV/VCR, AM/FM, CD changer, a nice pair of small speakers
fit
in one box when I brought it ashore this fall. It is certainly lighter than
my
tools, or even the galley gear - perhaps 25 pounds total. Were I to set it
up
again it would be half the weight with flat screen and MP3's. Even the 300
CD's we had on board for our trip was nothing compared to the books we had.

I can understand not wanting a TV - I know people that never use one in their
house - but the weight savings is rather meaningless nowadays.

Hehe. I was actually more thinking about the washing
machine/deepfreezer and stuff...


Cheers!


Remco