[Rhodes22-list] 12V refrigeration/freezers question?

[Andrew Collins]

Bill

AndrewCo is not Andrew Collins of sv Carmen fame. I just bring frozen
bottles of water and stick them in the original cooler that came with the
boat. Works great and keeps the beer cold.

My advice to AndrewCo is the same as the rest who have responded - the
batteries will not hack it. There are some portables that will work as a
cooler, and as a refrigerator, but only when the motor is on. WM has some
expensive ones, and cheaper ones are available on the RV market.
Andrew Collins
sv Carmen
On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 10:11 AM, Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:

> Andrew,
>
> The best Christmas present you can get yourself is to forget this idea.
>
> Bring ice from your house.
>
> Buy ice at Greenwich Point.
>
> For longer distances buy dry ice.  See Roger's extensive comments on how
> to nurse dry ice for the entire length of your trip (taking care to not
> asphyxiate yourself.)
>
> Unless you want to run a generator all the time, refrigeration on almost
> any sailboat doesn't work.
>
> You know how to run the numbers.  Run them.
>
> Bill Effros
>
>
>
> AndrewCo wrote:
> > With the holiday's approaching, I'm thinking of my Rhodes 22 Christmas
> > present.
> >
> > I want to add some refrigeration.  I am trying to decide between the
> Waeco
> > cooler (CF-40) or Waeco Compact Compressor Cooling Kit (CS-NC-15).  Both
> are
> > 12V refrigeration/freezers.
> >
> > Of course the Cooling Kit means cutting a hole into the side of the ice
> box,
> > permanently on the boat.  The down side is kit will vent hot air into the
> > cabin and I can't pre-cool the ice box before I get on-board.
> >
> > The cooler I can move from the car to the boat.  I can put the cooler
> either
> > in or out of the cabin.  The downside to the cooler is it takes up space
> in
> > the cabin and is heavy to move (~40 lbs).   Which means I'll probably
> leave
> > it on the boat most of the time, but at least I have the option of using
> it
> > off the boat.
> >
> > Anyone have experience with these or advice?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Andrew
> >
> >
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