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small boat refrigeration- or lack of
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. Classic WAFA bull****. |
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