[Rhodes22-list] New posters: was 12V refrigeration/freezers question?

[elle]

guys,
 
sorry I'm behind on this (and other issues) but wanted to make a suggestion:
 
Maybe we should go back to asking new posters to introduce themselves before we spend time responding....
 
(Realizing the same name as our resident Andrew made it a source of confusion...but we all sign our posts the same way, so a similar name w/o a familiar signature will raise a question in my head from now on. )
 
elle
Besides, it will give Ed a chance to direct the newcomer to the archives...;^)
 
 
 


We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.

1992 Rhodes 22 Recyc '06 "WaterMusic" (Lady in Red)

--- On Wed, 12/3/08, Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:

From: Bill Effros <bill at effros.com>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] 12V refrigeration/freezers question?
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 3:40 PM

Andrew,

Thanks for straightening me out on that.

I couldn't imagine you were contemplating refrigeration.

I use the frozen bottle trick for 24 hour refrigeration only.  Most of 
the time I put very cold but not frozen canned soda or beer into a 
6-pack sized cooler along with whatever I want to keep cold.  I then put 
multiple 6 pack coolers into my ice box, close together.

Everything stays cool all day long.

I'll remember AndrewCo for the future.

Bill Effros



Andrew Collins wrote:
> 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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