[Public-List] Refridgeration / Batteries

[mike.nikolich550 at gmail.com]

Mike,

Where do you have your batteries? Mine are in the original spot below the floor board at the bottom of the steps, but they are group 24. Can you get group 27 batteries to fit there?

Mike N.
Skybird #550

On Aug 12, 2018, at 11:37 AM, Mike Lehman via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

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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