I have a 1998 Hunter 310. I'm looking to put A/C in the boat. I would like to know what size BTU's I should or could use. I'm thinking of 12000 Btu'S. What the demensions of the unit itself that someone else might have installed (lenght, height, width,). The height of the place I plan to install the unit is only 10.5. A surgestion of what make and model might fit into that compartment. Any help would be appreciated.
A/C Model and size (BTU's and demensions)
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12000 BTU is fine
Cas, I installed an A/C on my 1997 310 and can say first hand that 12000 BTU is more than adequate. The only location you should consider installing it in under the sink as this is the intented installation location by Hunter. The factory equiped units were 10000BTU and they were a little easier to install but you can squeeze a 12000 if you remove the storage shelf under the sink. I went with the electric heat because I can use it out of the water and in the winter. You should ask Hunter to fax you the installation diagram and hose/duct sizes and routing. I bought mine from Ocean Breeze. http://www.oceanbreezeac.com Good luck. Lee PS. The most difficult part of the job was pulling new wires from the panel through the bilge to under the sink!
Cas, I installed an A/C on my 1997 310 and can say first hand that 12000 BTU is more than adequate. The only location you should consider installing it in under the sink as this is the intented installation location by Hunter. The factory equiped units were 10000BTU and they were a little easier to install but you can squeeze a 12000 if you remove the storage shelf under the sink. I went with the electric heat because I can use it out of the water and in the winter. You should ask Hunter to fax you the installation diagram and hose/duct sizes and routing. I bought mine from Ocean Breeze. http://www.oceanbreezeac.com Good luck. Lee PS. The most difficult part of the job was pulling new wires from the panel through the bilge to under the sink!
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Thank you for your input. The first thing I will do is to call Hunter for the Installation diagram. The placment under the sink is a much easyer location to work with. But I was hoping to hear that it goes next to the water heater under the Starboard settee. The problem there is that theres is'nt enough height. "UPDATE" I got the fax from Hunter. It shows the A/C unit under the sink like you said. I can't tell if the unit is closer to the shelf or the garbage pale. I also would like to know is where is the RETURN located. And did you run three vent lines like in the picture. It also shows the raw water intake with sea strainer and the intake pump near the shaft and coupling. Do you think it could be put near the water heater, up front of the sink? for ease of running those lines. Again thanks for your input.
Thank you for your input. The first thing I will do is to call Hunter for the Installation diagram. The placment under the sink is a much easyer location to work with. But I was hoping to hear that it goes next to the water heater under the Starboard settee. The problem there is that theres is'nt enough height. "UPDATE" I got the fax from Hunter. It shows the A/C unit under the sink like you said. I can't tell if the unit is closer to the shelf or the garbage pale. I also would like to know is where is the RETURN located. And did you run three vent lines like in the picture. It also shows the raw water intake with sea strainer and the intake pump near the shaft and coupling. Do you think it could be put near the water heater, up front of the sink? for ease of running those lines. Again thanks for your input.
A/C Installation
The return is located on the side facing away from the doors so I drilled an extra 4" hole to connect the A/C area to the underside of the setee where the HW heater is. I also put some holes on the face of the cabinet doors for additional air following the slot pattern of the the cabin closet doors. I ran three vents like the drawing but that's because I'm a perfectionist. If you use the aft berth overnight then you definately need to have that duct installed(running behind the icebox). The pump definintely needs to be below the water line for priming and the water intake should be as low as possible to prevent loss of prime while sailing. The A/C will come with installation instructions that will tell you the same thing as I just did. Be prepared to do a lot of drilling with a 4" hole saw. Good luck. Lee
The return is located on the side facing away from the doors so I drilled an extra 4" hole to connect the A/C area to the underside of the setee where the HW heater is. I also put some holes on the face of the cabinet doors for additional air following the slot pattern of the the cabin closet doors. I ran three vents like the drawing but that's because I'm a perfectionist. If you use the aft berth overnight then you definately need to have that duct installed(running behind the icebox). The pump definintely needs to be below the water line for priming and the water intake should be as low as possible to prevent loss of prime while sailing. The A/C will come with installation instructions that will tell you the same thing as I just did. Be prepared to do a lot of drilling with a 4" hole saw. Good luck. Lee
A/C Installation
The return is located on the side facing away from the doors so I drilled an extra 4" hole to connect the A/C area to the underside of the setee where the HW heater is. I also put some holes on the face of the cabinet doors for additional air following the slot pattern of the the cabin closet doors. I ran three vents like the drawing but that's because I'm a perfectionist. If you use the aft berth overnight then you definately need to have that duct installed(running behind the icebox). The pump definintely needs to be below the water line for priming and the water intake should be as low as possible to prevent loss of prime while sailing. The A/C will come with installation instructions that will tell you the same thing as I just did. Be prepared to do a lot of drilling with a 4" hole saw. Good luck. Lee
The return is located on the side facing away from the doors so I drilled an extra 4" hole to connect the A/C area to the underside of the setee where the HW heater is. I also put some holes on the face of the cabinet doors for additional air following the slot pattern of the the cabin closet doors. I ran three vents like the drawing but that's because I'm a perfectionist. If you use the aft berth overnight then you definately need to have that duct installed(running behind the icebox). The pump definintely needs to be below the water line for priming and the water intake should be as low as possible to prevent loss of prime while sailing. The A/C will come with installation instructions that will tell you the same thing as I just did. Be prepared to do a lot of drilling with a 4" hole saw. Good luck. Lee
Very helpful info.
Lee: Thanks again for your time an input. I'm sure the installation insruction will be detailed but it's always good to first hand information. So you ran all three ducts. The only one I'm concerned with is the front vee berth. It looks like if comes uo in the cornner of the vee berth. I'm think of the cushions! I'm worried that it will interfare with them. My boat is on the hard now so what I plan to do now is put the thruhull fitting and finnish the job once I'm back on the water. Looks like you convinced me about the location of the thruhull and the pump location. These boats do heel very easily, no need to be worried about lossing a prime for a little extra work. Thanks again for your help. Cas
Lee: Thanks again for your time an input. I'm sure the installation insruction will be detailed but it's always good to first hand information. So you ran all three ducts. The only one I'm concerned with is the front vee berth. It looks like if comes uo in the cornner of the vee berth. I'm think of the cushions! I'm worried that it will interfare with them. My boat is on the hard now so what I plan to do now is put the thruhull fitting and finnish the job once I'm back on the water. Looks like you convinced me about the location of the thruhull and the pump location. These boats do heel very easily, no need to be worried about lossing a prime for a little extra work. Thanks again for your help. Cas
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