What's stopping you from getting one? I would certainly have had one if they
were available in my day!
J. Slocum.

"Bart Senior" wrote
I wish I had Air Conditioning on the boat {snip}

They have small units for $65~$80 at appliance stores. Problem as I see it,
many who have AC stay at the dock on hot days.

--
Scott Vernon
Plowville PA __/)__/)__

"Scout" wrote in message
...
What's stopping you from getting one? I would certainly have had one if
they
were available in my day!
J. Slocum.

"Bart Senior" wrote
I wish I had Air Conditioning on the boat {snip}

I got the ultra-quiet Honda genny (EU2000). It's light and quiet and has no
problem with a 13,500 btu AC unit. A bit on the pricey side but a nice
addition. We only use it when anchored and extremely hot/humid. We leave the
cabin open as the cool air tends to lay down below, unless the mosquitoes
are feeding. The AC is hardly noticeable tucked as far forward as can be
(5000 btu).

Scout

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
They have small units for $65~$80 at appliance stores. Problem as I see
it,
many who have AC stay at the dock on hot days.

--
Scott Vernon
Plowville PA __/)__/)__

"Scout" wrote in message
...
What's stopping you from getting one? I would certainly have had one if
they
were available in my day!
J. Slocum.

"Bart Senior" wrote
I wish I had Air Conditioning on the boat {snip}

Where do you put the AC while it's running?


"Scout" wrote in message
...
I got the ultra-quiet Honda genny (EU2000). It's light and quiet and has
no
problem with a 13,500 btu AC unit. A bit on the pricey side but a nice
addition. We only use it when anchored and extremely hot/humid. We leave
the
cabin open as the cool air tends to lay down below, unless the mosquitoes
are feeding. The AC is hardly noticeable tucked as far forward as can be
(5000 btu).

Scout

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
They have small units for $65~$80 at appliance stores. Problem as I see
it,
many who have AC stay at the dock on hot days.

--
Scott Vernon
Plowville PA __/)__/)__

"Scout" wrote in message
...
What's stopping you from getting one? I would certainly have had one
if
they
were available in my day!
J. Slocum.

"Bart Senior" wrote
I wish I had Air Conditioning on the boat {snip}

It never moves. It's pushed as far forward as it can go on my V-berth.
Scout

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
Where do you put the AC while it's running?


"Scout" wrote in message
...
I got the ultra-quiet Honda genny (EU2000). It's light and quiet and has
no
problem with a 13,500 btu AC unit. A bit on the pricey side but a nice
addition. We only use it when anchored and extremely hot/humid. We leave
the
cabin open as the cool air tends to lay down below, unless the
mosquitoes
are feeding. The AC is hardly noticeable tucked as far forward as can be
(5000 btu).

Scout

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
They have small units for $65~$80 at appliance stores. Problem as I
see
it,
many who have AC stay at the dock on hot days.

--
Scott Vernon
Plowville PA __/)__/)__

"Scout" wrote in message
...
What's stopping you from getting one? I would certainly have had one
if
they
were available in my day!
J. Slocum.

"Bart Senior" wrote
I wish I had Air Conditioning on the boat {snip}

*In* the V-berth? Where does the water drain? Hot air escape?




"Scout" wrote in message
...
It never moves. It's pushed as far forward as it can go on my V-berth.
Scout

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
Where do you put the AC while it's running?


"Scout" wrote in message
...
I got the ultra-quiet Honda genny (EU2000). It's light and quiet and
has
no
problem with a 13,500 btu AC unit. A bit on the pricey side but a nice
addition. We only use it when anchored and extremely hot/humid. We
leave
the
cabin open as the cool air tends to lay down below, unless the
mosquitoes
are feeding. The AC is hardly noticeable tucked as far forward as can
be
(5000 btu).

Scout

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
They have small units for $65~$80 at appliance stores. Problem as I
see
it,
many who have AC stay at the dock on hot days.

--
Scott Vernon
Plowville PA __/)__/)__

"Scout" wrote in message
...
What's stopping you from getting one? I would certainly have had
one
if
they
were available in my day!
J. Slocum.

"Bart Senior" wrote
I wish I had Air Conditioning on the boat {snip}

I did a long winded post about a year ago in which I detailed how I modified
a window unit (Wal-Mart 90 bucks) to make it a water cooled unit. 2 garden
hoses leave the cabin via flanged hose adapters in the anchor locker. It
works very much like the coolant system of a car. A small water pump forces
fresh, heated water through a hose to a coil of copper tubing (performs the
function of a radiator) which stows with the anchor when not in use, when in
use, it simply lays in the water, hung from the forward rail, to transfer
cabin heat to the bay water. the cooled water returns to a home-made
refrigerant (freon)-to-water heat exchanger. The condensate drains to my
bilge and is pumped out as needed. I saw somewhere else where someone was
talking about bleach in the bilge (and Martha Stewart) -er ah, I do that too
from time to time. It works well.
In all honesty, I'm too lazy to use it too often; only when I'm highly
motivated by discomfort to I use it.
Water cooled units are available commercially (they are used frequently in
commercial hvac work), but they can be pricey.
When I pulled into my slip in Beach Haven last summer, my closest neighbor
was a retired NASA engineer. The marina owner, who knew the engineer well,
asked me to time how long it took the engineer to ask "what the hell is that
thing." It took 3 minutes.
Scout


"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
*In* the V-berth? Where does the water drain? Hot air escape?




"Scout" wrote in message
...
It never moves. It's pushed as far forward as it can go on my V-berth.
Scout

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
Where do you put the AC while it's running?


"Scout" wrote in message
...
I got the ultra-quiet Honda genny (EU2000). It's light and quiet and
has
no
problem with a 13,500 btu AC unit. A bit on the pricey side but a
nice
addition. We only use it when anchored and extremely hot/humid. We
leave
the
cabin open as the cool air tends to lay down below, unless the
mosquitoes
are feeding. The AC is hardly noticeable tucked as far forward as
can
be
(5000 btu).

Scout

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
They have small units for $65~$80 at appliance stores. Problem as
I
see
it,
many who have AC stay at the dock on hot days.

--
Scott Vernon
Plowville PA __/)__/)__

"Scout" wrote in message
...
What's stopping you from getting one? I would certainly have had
one
if
they
were available in my day!
J. Slocum.

"Bart Senior" wrote
I wish I had Air Conditioning on the boat {snip}

Scout,
I want you tknow that this week I've been very envious of your set-up.

Ole Thom

Thom,
AC ranks right up there with indoor plumbing and anti-biotics. No past king
or queen lived better than we in those regards.
I've spent most of my life in mechanical construction (steamfitter). It's
all about boiler rooms, city rooftops, and stifling mechanical rooms. In the
winter you freeze, in the summer, you sometimes work 'til you puke. On one
of those hot days I made a vow to myself to be cool and dry when I'm
relaxing. My next sailboat (it's gonna have to wait until I move next year)
will have a less obtrusive, factory designed unit. Until then this will have
to do. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Scout

"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
...
Scout,
I want you tknow that this week I've been very envious of your set-up.

Ole Thom

I was curious about your homemade condenser - how did you make it and did you
have to vacuum down the system to install it?


"Scout" wrote in message
...
Thom,
AC ranks right up there with indoor plumbing and anti-biotics. No past king
or queen lived better than we in those regards.
I've spent most of my life in mechanical construction (steamfitter). It's
all about boiler rooms, city rooftops, and stifling mechanical rooms. In the
winter you freeze, in the summer, you sometimes work 'til you puke. On one
of those hot days I made a vow to myself to be cool and dry when I'm
relaxing. My next sailboat (it's gonna have to wait until I move next year)
will have a less obtrusive, factory designed unit. Until then this will have
to do. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Scout

"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
...
Scout,
I want you tknow that this week I've been very envious of your set-up.

Ole Thom