I just recieved a quote for $ 5,800.00 to install Air Conditioning in my 2000 Hunter 310. My question is the installer is suggesting installing the unit on the Starboard side under the seats and only having one duct coming out in the middle of the salon. Has anyone ever seen AC done this way and did it work?
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MArine A/C untis
I have a hunter 30 and live in a much warmer/ humid climate here on the gulf coast. I installed a 16700 BTU A/C with heat myself in 2 days. Check with ocean breeze ac in stuart florida. They have been doing this for many many years. Save yourself a ton of money in the process as it is user installable.
I have a hunter 30 and live in a much warmer/ humid climate here on the gulf coast. I installed a 16700 BTU A/C with heat myself in 2 days. Check with ocean breeze ac in stuart florida. They have been doing this for many many years. Save yourself a ton of money in the process as it is user installable.
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you can get away with a single outlet the main cabin if you don't spend nights on your boat. There are only going to be a handful of night that you will need a/c in the sleeping areas of your boat based on size and temperatures at night vs day time temps and you can always use a fan to circulate the cold air on those nights if you need it (I am assuming you know you will need to be at the dock or have a generator to run this). That being said the factory would have put in three, a vent in the v berth, the aft berth and the main cabin. If it was me I would have three. My question is why don't you install this yourself? these units are "plug and play" on the wiring side and not that hard to install. Lots of good info in archives on installing and venting. Some good articles about using an existing thru hull vs. installing a new one. This would make a good winter project. Cash and carry you can buy a 12k BTU unit and all needed vents and accessories to install for less then $2000 (check out Defenders catalog or web site). So that leaves the $3800 quoted for installation. Not a bad weeks pay cuz it will take you a good 40 hour to do it all but unless you make more then that take home you will still be ahead of the game. On a one to ten scale ten being mechanically inclined at 6 or 7 should be able to install, and the factory will give you free advise if needed. May I suggest that you can start out with one vent only and add as you see fit and to also get a unit that will reverse cycle for heat as well as cool you will be surprised how much you will use it or how much more you will/can use your boat with both a/c and heat. Good Luck !
you can get away with a single outlet the main cabin if you don't spend nights on your boat. There are only going to be a handful of night that you will need a/c in the sleeping areas of your boat based on size and temperatures at night vs day time temps and you can always use a fan to circulate the cold air on those nights if you need it (I am assuming you know you will need to be at the dock or have a generator to run this). That being said the factory would have put in three, a vent in the v berth, the aft berth and the main cabin. If it was me I would have three. My question is why don't you install this yourself? these units are "plug and play" on the wiring side and not that hard to install. Lots of good info in archives on installing and venting. Some good articles about using an existing thru hull vs. installing a new one. This would make a good winter project. Cash and carry you can buy a 12k BTU unit and all needed vents and accessories to install for less then $2000 (check out Defenders catalog or web site). So that leaves the $3800 quoted for installation. Not a bad weeks pay cuz it will take you a good 40 hour to do it all but unless you make more then that take home you will still be ahead of the game. On a one to ten scale ten being mechanically inclined at 6 or 7 should be able to install, and the factory will give you free advise if needed. May I suggest that you can start out with one vent only and add as you see fit and to also get a unit that will reverse cycle for heat as well as cool you will be surprised how much you will use it or how much more you will/can use your boat with both a/c and heat. Good Luck !
Hunter 310 Air Conditioning Location
Suggest you pick the unit you want, download the installation manuel from the company's website, read and reread it, then consider were and how to install it. There is extensive thoughts about this topic in the archives. Bill
Suggest you pick the unit you want, download the installation manuel from the company's website, read and reread it, then consider were and how to install it. There is extensive thoughts about this topic in the archives. Bill
Same as Chuck
Brad, I installed a Ocean Breeze 12k BTU unit on my 29.5 with 2 vents. I did a self install in 1 day but utilized a Y-Valve on my raw water seacock in order to not add another thru hull. Best investment I made. The unit and all accesories cost around 1400 with shipping from Florida. I suspect you can save 2 to 3k doing it yourself. I am over in Annapolis so feel free to reach out at shubert11@verizon.net Good luck and fair winds, Chet
Brad, I installed a Ocean Breeze 12k BTU unit on my 29.5 with 2 vents. I did a self install in 1 day but utilized a Y-Valve on my raw water seacock in order to not add another thru hull. Best investment I made. The unit and all accesories cost around 1400 with shipping from Florida. I suspect you can save 2 to 3k doing it yourself. I am over in Annapolis so feel free to reach out at shubert11@verizon.net Good luck and fair winds, Chet
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