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Post by armand on Dec 8, 2013 12:16:26 GMT -5
Greetings. Has anyone installed an air conditioning in a pearson 35? Any information on this subject is appreciated.
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Post by bboyher on Dec 12, 2013 13:16:29 GMT -5
We live in Houston and it gets real hot and muggy in the summer. I have a Honda 2000 portable generator and a 8k btu window a/c I have put in the compaion way when I was desperate and the generator will just run it for 6-7 hours. I also bout some 12V fans at an auto store and I can run them all night on the house batteries. With this said, here's my opinion.
You can't run an a/c at anchor or underway unless you have 110 so you need a generator or power take off of some kind. A 4k diesel generator is about $6,000 or more installed.
If you have an a/c and run it when it's a not comfortable, you get acclimated to needing cooler temps when you sleep. So what happens when it breaks? Everyone is mad at the captain.
The dc fans work surprisingly well and are cheap. Even in the tropics there's usually a breeze at night so put scoops on the hatches and dc fans in the cabin and use the money you would have spent to travel with now before you get too old.
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Post by jmcleodfl on Dec 17, 2013 10:57:42 GMT -5
My P35 hull 191 is in Florida and I survived last summer with fans. I had been looking into all the options. I ended up finding a Soleus 8K BTU portable AC at Lowes on seasonal clearance.
I put in in the V birth facing into the cabin. The vent was fitted into the port hatch. The unit is designed to vent the exhaust air and any moisture buld up. Plug it in and turn it on.
Worked great. It is easily stowed in the V birth when sailing or can be removed completely.
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Post by roverhi on Dec 18, 2013 0:43:28 GMT -5
Installed opening ports in place of the fixed ports in the main cabin. Made a big difference in liveability of the cabin in the marina, not so much at anchor. A couple of cabin fans also help a lot.
Last boat, had an awning that covered the boat aft of the mast. Very comfortable living on the hook through a Tahiti summer. Might break out the old blue/silver tarp and see if it makes the boat more livable.
Having said the above, when the temps start pushing 100 with 100% humidity, ain't nothing like refrigeration to make things comfortable.
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