tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849192822723679832.post1374346347120927490..comments2024-03-28T08:25:51.140-08:00Comments on Denali Rose: Air Conditioning? [Living on a boat in hot weather... Updated Jun-2019]Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849192822723679832.post-30091679471646116712016-05-24T04:20:53.082-08:002016-05-24T04:20:53.082-08:00Very interesting post. I didn't know much abou...Very interesting post. I didn't know much about A/C installation or set-ups before I read this. We currently have a window unit plugged into shore power and I know I'm going to miss it terribly once we get off the dock :-) Ellen @ The Cynical Sailorhttp://thecynicalsailor.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849192822723679832.post-40908481123786914342016-05-23T07:59:35.581-08:002016-05-23T07:59:35.581-08:00I know what you mean... A/C is a big expense when ...I know what you mean... A/C is a big expense when you include the auxiliary systems also necessary...<br /><br />If this boat hadn't come with A/C already installed, adding it would not be on my list of projects unless we were planning to head for the tropics [Of the two of us, I'm the only one who has cruised there...]<br /><br />Of course, our A/C is also a good heat source when we are at the dock in cold weather...<br /><br />All this time spent at higher latitudes has 'thickened our blood' to the point where we no longer tolerate heat well. [Heat defined as >80°F for me...]<br /><br />The last time I flew to Puerto Vallarta in Oct-Nov timeframe a few years ago to help some long time cruising friends make a passage, I was a safety hazard on the boat for the first week because I never, ever, stopped sweating [and heat was the only causal factor for the diaphoresis...] <br /><br />Water pooled around me, and swimming in the tepid ocean didn't cool me down enough; cold showers helped...<br /><br />That experience cemented A/C on our requirements list IF we ever decide to spend time in tropical climes again... It has been escalated from luxury to quality of life...<br /><br />Everyone is different, and A/C is certainly a luxury to be enjoyed only when needed for us. [Our 3 units are independent, so we could just cool our sleeping cabin/ main cabin/ fore cabin as needed/desired...]<br /><br />One reason for this post was to also point out some of the A/C installation design considerations that are somewhat different on our boat- for others to possibly benefit from if they decide to install A/C. <br /><br /><br />Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16191931152143532061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849192822723679832.post-25031148013720212552016-05-22T19:10:24.703-08:002016-05-22T19:10:24.703-08:00I've never considered putting ac on our boat, ...I've never considered putting ac on our boat, but then, I haven't yet spent a season in Mexico! I'm not going to say 'never'. LittleCunningPlan.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459050510084587089noreply@blogger.com