On Jan 13, 7:00*am, Harryk wrote:
On 1/13/11 7:53 AM, Tim wrote:



On Jan 13, 5:56 am, *wrote:
On Jan 12, 10:21 pm, * *wrote:

The more I read, the more I'm convincing myself that i dont' need a
refrigerator on my boat.

http://forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com...ad.php?t=95807

for my purposes, it would be a draw in weight, *finances and energy.
A well insulated cooler and a couple of bags of ice available at any
port or marina would be a better benefit. and I'll drop back to one 8-
D and one automotive battery and go back with a smaller and lower
powered alternator for better efficiency due to less drag and flywheel
effect. still gotta have the microwave and coffee maker, though.

I'll get it figured out

Check out these:

http://www.yeticoolers.com/categories/Tundra-Series/

I kept mine when I sold my Parker. Much less complicated than a boat
"refrigerator," and keeps food cold and safe for days, even in the
steamy weather we get in the summer in the Washington, D.C., area.

Those are tough. a customer of mine has one and he says they're the
best cooler going, and probably are. They also have the price tag to
go with them.

Wayne, I'd thought of investigating one of those types of boxes too.
but I look and figure on what all we've actually used a cooler for
throughout the year, and for our needs the expense is kinda
unjustifiable for an extremely high quality unit.

It would be different if we were going on outings for a week+ at a
time, but not so is the case.

besides I do have a Norcold 12v refrigerator that came from a older
wrecked camper. and I had ideas for that, but it's just too heavy and
bulky. so.....

And these things?

http://www.nextag.com/car-plug-in-cooler/products-html

Eh...

I'm embarrassed to admit that on our new boat, which has a generator and
an inverter and shore power, and a nice refrigerator and an ice maker, I
still use my Yeti cooler. We've only overnighted a couple of times, but
hope to take a couple of reasonable multi-day cruises this coming
season. Maybe I'll crank up the 'fridge. All I used it for at the end of
last season was as a place to store bottled water.

Yes, and that's the syndrome, What is justifiable and what isn't.

My old 1964 Chris Craft had a 120v shore power factory refrigerator,
an that's great IF I had shore power, but not so was the case... In
the high humid 90's on Lake Carlyle, it would be futile to cool it
down for just one day, and if a person threw a couple bags of ice in
it, the box itself would eat that trying to cool itself down.