Has anyone come up with a modification to the fridge? I'm thinking of adding a 12 V cooler under the chart table, remove the seat and put it behind an added door.
I often look for a bottle of water or beer or soda
and have to did through 2 weeks groceries, especially while cruising.
Any thoughts?
Thanks
Rich
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Rich
Richard & Joan Bain
PAZZO Hull#1670
1997 Catalina 36 MK11
Bayfield, Ontario
My Day Job Below
www.richardbain.com
www.bineapress.com
Hi Rich,
After years of the same problem I have remedied it.
I added 80mm of insulation to the bottom of my fridge and glassed it in, leavinf a shallow well at the end the drain hole used to be.
I then installed an ozzie fridge, they are made in Victoria Australia and send wordwide. Yhey are great to deal with.
With the eutectic plate and modern compressor intalled I now have a fridge that cools to zero and draws so little once up to full operation that I leve it running 24/7 when we are onboard. Email me : boden.kerry @gmail.com for more details if you are interested.
happy sailing
Kerry
Kerry Boden
Thanks!
Rich
Richard & Joan Bain
PAZZO Hull#1670
1997 Catalina 36 MK11
Bayfield, Ontario
My Day Job Below
www.richardbain.com
www.bineapress.com
Please see attached photo below. The 12 v chip burned out in the blue cooler after a couple of months, but I replaceed it with a better insulated non-electrical cooler with a drainage plug. I then attached a tube to it, ran it down through a hole I drilled in the floor and into the bilge. I put a bag of ice from our on-board ice maker and the layer of cans at the bottom are super cold.
Kevin Lenard
"Firefly"
'91 C-36 Mk. "1.5" Tall Rig, Fin Keel, Hull #1120, Universal M-35 original (not "A" or "B")
CBYC, Scarborough, Lake Ontario, Canada