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General Activities => Main Message Board => Topic started by: anon on May 18, 2017, 12:24:47 PM

Title: air conditioning suggestions
Post by: anon on May 18, 2017, 12:24:47 PM
I am currently living in an extremely warm apartment with no A/C.
I hope to be living on my boat in a year or so.
Because I do not want to buy anything that will not be for my future life aboard, I wondered if anybody had a suggestion for a small portable 110V A/C unit that will work for me now and also aboard my boat?
Title: Re: air conditioning suggestions
Post by: sailaway on May 18, 2017, 04:33:47 PM
Sophie there is an ac unit that has a hot air discharge threw a tube.  I have seen a lot of them in Canada they are becoming popular in the US also. You can direct the hot air out an window in your place now an later out a portlit in the boat . Charlie
Title: Re: air conditioning suggestions
Post by: anon on May 18, 2017, 05:45:02 PM
Thanks sailaway
Title: Re: air conditioning suggestions
Post by: Craig Illman on May 19, 2017, 06:01:48 AM
My partner bought one of those for her house a couple summers ago. Just an FYI, it's not small, it's not lightweight and not that many BTU's.
Title: Re: air conditioning suggestions
Post by: Ken Juul on May 20, 2017, 05:51:27 AM
lots of folks use window units either in the companionway or on the cabin roof ducted to the salon hatch.  Only good in port, but could be portable between apartment and the boat.
Title: Re: air conditioning suggestions
Post by: KWKloeber on May 20, 2017, 10:01:16 AM
Quote from: Sophie on May 18, 2017, 12:24:47 PM
I am currently living in an extremely warm apartment with no A/C.
I hope to be living on my boat in a year or so.
Because I do not want to buy anything that will not be for my future life aboard, I wondered if anybody had a suggestion for a small portable 110V A/C unit that will work for me now and also aboard my boat?

Really?  Really?? 
With 5000 btu throwaway window air conditioners being about 100 bucks these days on a good sale, and could resell for $25-40, is that a good idea to ghetto up your Catalina with a home a/c stuck in a companionway or sail locker?  C'mon.