[Rhodes22-list] Brad - Air Conditioning

[brad haslett]

Alex,

One of the reasons I bought the hull now known as
"CoraShen" was that all the recent money was spent on
standing rigging and running rigging.  She was
sparsely equiped with electronic and other equipment
with a minimum of thru-hulls.  Why pay for someone
else's fifteen year-old equipment?  

To quote my older brother, "it's hard to beat a man at
his own craft".  I've decided to outsource all my
canvas work.  That you have a six month backlog is a
testament to the quality of your craft.  

As to "hangar queens", I built my early flight time
flying grand old ladys that had been neglected, feel
the same way about boats.  Your point is well taken
though, there is nothing appealing about a window unit
on a boat.  

Brad

 
--- Alex Bell <alexbell at lpmonline.net> wrote:

> Phillip, Brad,
> 
> Frigiboat is marketing a 5k dc air conditioning
> system. They also make 
> holding plate refrigeration systems for boats. Real
> pricey, and not 
> really pratical for R22's.
> 
> Concerning AC on boats, the Cruisair units do a good
> job, especially the 
> split systems. We've got the 16K system on Kizmet
> with the air handler 
> in the cabin and the compressor in the cockpit
> lazerette. It's much 
> quieter than the self contained units. If you wanted
> to run an AC aboard 
> the R22 you could install the self contained unit in
> the laz and run 
> your cooling line up under the seat, cut a hole in
> the bulkhead and you 
> have AC. Not real pratical either.
> 
> Installing a home type AC over a hatch is not very
> pretty. It works for 
> some, and we've got a couple of boats here at the
> marina that do that. 
> They're usually boats in the 32 to 34 foot range and
> are of the "hanger 
> queen" type. Never leave the harbor. People use them
> for a floating 
> getaway condo. Maybe you can do a better job of
> installation so that 
> it's easy to remove and reinstall. The handles on
> the one in the pics 
> looks like a good step. My luck, I'd drill into the
> cooling fins and let 
> all those ozone attackers out of the tubes.
> 
>  As to making canvas to fit the AC and hatch, we
> could make something 
> like that, but we've got a 6 month backlog for large
> projects and aren't 
> taking on anything of that nature right now. I would
> suggest that you 
> pattern up something that works and take it to a car
> upholstry shop in 
> your area. That might be far cheaper.  We use 6 mil
> clear shrink wrap to 
> pattern with. You could cut cardboard out to do the
> same thing. Cut your 
> pieces of  canvas out  and  sew  inside out. Flip it
>  over and it's got 
> a nice finished look. Trying to make it out of one
> piece of cloth 
> requires some sewing experience like Pamela has. You
> end up with pleats 
> that are hard to make equal on each side. From your
> pictures included at 
> that website, I think you could do a decent job, but
> I would add a line 
> around the AC unit from one side to the other with
> my favorite material, 
> the bungie. Put a couple of gromits in the side and
> it's going to stay put.
> 
> For those who think they want to do some canvas work
> on their own, look 
> at the Sairlrite website. They sell sewing machines
> (that's where we got 
> our first one) and have lots of helpful information
> on how to do it. 
> They have plans for different projects that might
> appeal to youo. They 
> even have kits for dodgers and biminisa. NOTE TO
> ALL... The dodger is 
> the single most difficult project we make. We charge
>  $2,200 to $2,800 
> for a typical dodger. They cost that for a good
> reason. They're hard to 
> do well. But some people have done dodgers with kits
> from Sailrite 
> (including frames) and they came out fine. I'd
> encourage anyone who is 
> thinking about getting a sewing machine to do canvas
> work to look at 
> their site. They have very good machines and also
> have an area where you 
> can buy or sell used machines. We sold ours in 2
> days after listing it 
> on their site.
> 
> If you need help in patterning something like this,
> I can give you some 
> guidance. I think Sailrite has some helpful stuff on
> their site. They 
> even have videos if you've got good connect speed.
> 
> Alex Bell
> 
> Philip Esteban wrote:
> 
> >Brad,
> >   Is that a twelve volt system or is it only for
> when you are in the slip?
> >
> >Philip
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> >[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On
> Behalf Of brad haslett
> >Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 1:54 PM
> >To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Alex - Sailing and Sewing
> Question
> >
> >
> >Alex, 
> >
> >Rik's e-mail jogged my memory.  Didn't you and
> Pamela
> >start a boat sewing business?  Forgive me for being
> to
> >lazy to look it up in the archives.  Here's what I
> >need.  In my continuing tradition of "Jed Clampett
> >Goes Sailing", I bought a small window
> air-conditioner
> >to cool my boat.  Here is a link to what I had in
> >mind.
> >
> >http://www.kaholee.net/ac.htm
> >
> >I bought a sewing machine on e-bay and got screwed
> on
> >the deal, like I know how to sew anyway.  If I sent
> >you the dimensions, do you think you could pull
> this
> >off?
> >
> >Brad Haslett
> >"CoraShen
> >
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