'95 H26, Anyone installed shore power and Air Cond +?

[abk]

'95 H26, Anyone installed shore power and Air Cond. Photos, plans, etc, thoughts, TY
Looking to buy a H26, 1995 WB and I see there is a place to plug in a 110 volt extension cord located near the outboard... I do not know where it leads to or if it is the p/o's addition or it was factory option etc

I want to put in an Air Conditioner. I am thinking about a portable vented unit. I don't want to put a window unit in the companionway door as it hampers access.

Has anyone broken down window unit/s or have done a marine a/c system?

Has anyone done or considered any of this?

Also, has anyone installed shorepower?

Any thoughts, comments, ideas, plans, etc are welcome.

I am selling my Macgregor M25. I like the idea of the Macgregor 26x but I have read it sails poorly...

Thanks in advance for your reply...

 

[Ray Bowles]

Since this question hasn't been picked up yet I will give it a try as an ex-owner of a 1995 H26 WB.
The boats electrical system (120 volt) is no where large enough to handle an on-board A/C unit. Additionally, mounting all the different componants of a "boat designed" unit would be extremely difficult for the room limitations.
I have seen many temporary home units installed in/on just about every type and kind of hatch built for boats. They are simply laid upon the available hatch or port, plugged into the dock electrical outlet and used while at the dock. They are left on the dock while sailing.
Now, a home designed portable unit, disasembled into seperate componants and mounted aboard a boat is simply not a resonable project. Parts needed to spread the componants throughout the boat are not made.
Sorry, Ray

 

[Rick Webb]

Check This Out

http://hunter.sailboatowners.com/in...id=267&cat_id=8&aid=7290&page=article&mn=23.5

 

[abk]

Thanks for your reply...

I should have mentioned I am aware of the hatch units but I want to avoid them.

My thoughts lead me to a portable unit that I vent into the cockpit...



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Since this question hasn't been picked up yet I will give it a try as an ex-owner of a 1995 H26 WB.
The boats electrical system (120 volt) is no where large enough to handle an on-board A/C unit. Additionally, mounting all the different componants of a "boat designed" unit would be extremely difficult for the room limitations.
I have seen many temporary home units installed in/on just about every type and kind of hatch built for boats. They are simply laid upon the available hatch or port, plugged into the dock electrical outlet and used while at the dock. They are left on the dock while sailing.
Now, a home designed portable unit, disasembled into seperate componants and mounted aboard a boat is simply not a resonable project. Parts needed to spread the componants throughout the boat are not made.
Sorry, Ray

 

[abk]

Nice job and thanks for the link... Just how hard was the 110v ac power install?

http://hunter.sailboatowners.com/in...id=267&cat_id=8&aid=7290&page=article&mn=23.5

 

[twalker H260]

Here is an air conditionerinstall in a 260 (later version of the 26). Images are in the gallery rather than tied to the text.

http://sbo.sailboatowners.com/index.php?option=com_mtree&task=viewlink&link_id=7204&Itemid=257

I did the shore power install on our 260. Not to difficult. Just make sure you follow proper wiring procedures. ie. double pole breaker within required distance of shore connector, use of ground fault outlets, ground isolators etc. lots of info on the site. Make sure you visit Maine sails site for tips, techniques, methods etc.

 

[John23883]

My 120v install

Here's my take on the 120v install. While most people put the outlet in the stern, I almost always go bow in, so I put the outlet in the bow. Much easier to do in my opinion. Start at the bow, cut a hole in the bulkhead, run the wires (old shorepower cord in my case), run it under the seats, under the galley sink and just add outlets.

 

[Dan Johnson]

Bruce...

I put shore power into a '72 27 footer and created a companionway hatch mount for a 5,000 BTU room ac unit.

Pix are of the shore power breaker panel, a 3 breaker with meter unit that was available at the time (may still be), and the hatchway ac installation. The GFI outlet to the panel's left was the first outlet off the breaker and protected the 3 other ones in the cabin connected after it. The bottom breaker was not used for a water heater (which never got installed), but was connected to a dedicated outlet socket into which the companionway ac unit was plugged.

The shore power cable connector was inside the cockpit on a coaming. Internal wiring was done with Ancor 120 volt marine wire to ABYC standards.