[Rhodes22-list] 12V refrigeration/freezers CR-65

[Dana]

I installed the Indel Cruise 65 and have used it for one season so far.  I love it.  

http://www.indelmarineusa.com/products/CR65.htm

I found the best price at sailorsams.com.  It is a bit wider and shorter than the stock cooler.  The depth is perfect.  Because it is a bit wider, the door doesn't open quite as wide as the cooler.  I moved the vertical support on the right side an inch or two to the right to make it fit snug.

I upgraded my batteries to two Trojan T-105s in series.  I forget the specs exactly, but the batteries have on the order of 200 amp-hours of capacity, and the fridge draws an average of a couple amps at 80 degrees ambient.  Easily enough for a full day's fun on a full charge.  You could go a few days without a battery recharge, but discharging the batteries that far will shorten their life.

-Dana

--- On Wed, 12/3/08, AndrewCo <acomas at cordys.com> wrote:

> From: AndrewCo <acomas at cordys.com>
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list]  12V refrigeration/freezers question?
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 1:10 PM
> With the holiday's approaching, I'm thinking of my
> Rhodes 22 Christmas
> present.
> 
> I want to add some refrigeration.  I am trying to decide
> between the Waeco
> cooler (CF-40) or Waeco Compact Compressor Cooling Kit
> (CS-NC-15).  Both are
> 12V refrigeration/freezers.   
> 
> Of course the Cooling Kit means cutting a hole into the
> side of the ice box,
> permanently on the boat.  The down side is kit will vent
> hot air into the
> cabin and I can’t pre-cool the ice box before I get
> on-board.  
> 
> The cooler I can move from the car to the boat.  I can put
> the cooler either
> in or out of the cabin.  The downside to the cooler is it
> takes up space in
> the cabin and is heavy to move (~40 lbs).   Which means
> I’ll probably leave
> it on the boat most of the time, but at least I have the
> option of using it
> off the boat.
> 
> Anyone have experience with these or advice?
> 
> Regards,
> Andrew
> 
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