Has anyone had experience using a portable refrigeration/freezer unit on a sail boat. They look like coolers but run on 12v or 100v . Any feed back would be appreciated. I have a 36' hunter and was thinking of the floor in the v berth or the port locker. Thanks Paul
PORTABLE REFRIGERATION
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Good for weekends.
Dockmate loves his Igloo. He loads it up at home, plugs it into the accessory outlet in the back of the van, and drives an hour to the boat. Out of the van and under the nav table to an anchorage in the islands. Installing a 12V outlet where you want it will be the only problem. Probably should be wired through a breaker on the panel.
Dockmate loves his Igloo. He loads it up at home, plugs it into the accessory outlet in the back of the van, and drives an hour to the boat. Out of the van and under the nav table to an anchorage in the islands. Installing a 12V outlet where you want it will be the only problem. Probably should be wired through a breaker on the panel.
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I'd be concerned about it sucking down a lot of power from the battery, which would be okay if you were going from marina to marina for shore power. We just got back from 8 days on the Chesapeake Bay with two blocks of ice as the mainstay coolant, supported with daily bags of ice. No power failure, to be sure.
I'd be concerned about it sucking down a lot of power from the battery, which would be okay if you were going from marina to marina for shore power. We just got back from 8 days on the Chesapeake Bay with two blocks of ice as the mainstay coolant, supported with daily bags of ice. No power failure, to be sure.
Electric Igloos are great, but they do suck
the amps down
We have had both an Igloo KooMate 24 and a 40 (link below). They draw something less than 6 amps, but work great - keeping everything cold once they've been operating 30 minutes or so. However, if you only have a cranking battery, say 70 amp-hours, leaving the Igloo running over night leaves the battery dead as a door nail in the morning (guess how I know). We'll usually run it an hour in the car or in the house (with a converter), get it cold, and then only run it 25% of the time to keep it cold. Works great!
the amps down
We have had both an Igloo KooMate 24 and a 40 (link below). They draw something less than 6 amps, but work great - keeping everything cold once they've been operating 30 minutes or so. However, if you only have a cranking battery, say 70 amp-hours, leaving the Igloo running over night leaves the battery dead as a door nail in the morning (guess how I know). We'll usually run it an hour in the car or in the house (with a converter), get it cold, and then only run it 25% of the time to keep it cold. Works great!- Status