[Public-List] Refridgeration

[Mike Lehman]

I installed an Isotherm $800 air cooler 12v system in our Alberg in 2015. I
used it for a 1 month cruise on the Chesapeake. I powered it with a single
group 27 deep cycle battery. I ran the frig 24 hours a day. After 3 days
without starting the engine (a Universal M430 diesel), I was still able to
start the engine without a problem on the same battery. The refrigeration
is so quiet you cannot hear it and it maintained 37 F. I am very pleased
with the performance.

On Sun, Aug 12, 2018, 10:53 AM Gordon Laco via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> Thx will do
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Aug 12, 2018, at 12:06 AM, mahseer--- via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >
> > Gord look at an Engel fridge/freezer as an option, runs on either
> 12volts or 120volts, my unit draws 2.5amps when running on a 60/40 cycle
> with one group 27 battery this has lasted for a weekend at anchor.
> > John Boor
> >
> >>> Hello gang -
> >>>
> >>> So we’re back at home after provisioning the boat for tomorrow’s
> departure…
> >>> and as I do every year, I’m wondering if I should install refrigeration
> >>> some day.
> >>>
> >>> It would be nice to carry fresh meats longer than four days without
> having
> >>> to plan to ice up again… on the other hand it’s nice not to have to
> worry
> >>> about battery capacity…. on the other hand the reality of cruising on
> our
> >>> coast is that it’s really nice to stooge up the inside channels on our
> >>> Georgian Bay coast, and that usually entails at least a couple of
> hours of
> >>> motoring every day, often more.
> >>>
> >>> If I put refrigeration in, and only used it when the engine was
> running,
> >>> and still put say two blocks of ice in the box, surely the
> refrigeration
> >>> would make the blocks last forever, effectively refreezing them each
> day
> >>> when motoring.  If we didn’t motor, two blocks would last two days…
> >>>
> >>> Anyone else grappled with this?  Before the suggestions come in:
> sorry, I
> >>> would never put an array of solar panels on SURPRISE.
> >>>
> >>> Gord Laco
> >>> #426 Surprise
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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