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Frank Hopper
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Initially Posted - 06/26/2004 :  23:51:42  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
A while back I posted a pict of my refrigerator in the back of the quarterberth. It worked but was not elegant. When I bought the new porta potty it came with its own lock down brackets and was too big to sit between the four teak stops that were screwed into the platform. I knew those stops would come in handy. I took the door off the refrigerator to get it through the doorways and into the V-berth. I had to move the port cushion, (it is running along the port hull wall). I installed the teak stops to locate the refrigerator. One spaces it an inch from the bulkhead. The V-insert cushion keeps the door shut when sailing. Now I have my quarterberth back and I can lay in front of the air conditioner again.
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 06/27/2004 :  00:01:16  Show Profile
Refrigerator without beer... somehow that just doesn't look right. ;>)
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 06/28/2004 :  09:24:53  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by ClamBeach</i>
<br />Refrigerator without beer... somehow that just doesn't look right. ;&gt;)
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I will grant you that Natty Light is a poor excuse for beer but I am a poor excuse for a beer drinker. My son tells me that the true bottom of the swill barrel is Milwaukee's Best (or the Beast as it is known). In the minimalist vein which I sail in the Slim Fast is the most compact, fuss free, meal in a can I know of; ever so much easier than packing a pic-a-nik basket. For a feast I have the squeezable grape jam lying there to go with the jar of Peter Pan and random crackers or crusts that show up.
The refrigerator is a 20" cube, the tupperware bottle of water in the freezer and the general cold mass of contents has kept things very well while I sail for the 2-4 hours that is typical on our lake. I am very pleased with it.
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sailgal
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Response Posted - 06/29/2004 :  12:37:07  Show Profile
Frank, Does the unit get the proper ventilation in the rear/sides? Seems tight up against the wall which has been a concern for me when I consider such a fridge. (Slim Fast in the can is a great snack when the belly is rumbling but not in the mood to cook!)
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 06/29/2004 :  14:22:18  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
Tons of space behind because of the shape of the berth. One inch between the bulkhead and the side. The other side is exposed. I was surprised to see that these little suckers use their cases as heat sinks rather than simply running coils along the back. The sides and top do get warm. This little guy can easily freeze the entire contents. On a 250 I would be tempted to put it in the fore-peak or on the settee next to the head bulkhead. That is just my minds eye talking as I have only been in a 250 a couple of times at a dealership. I leave several 110 volt fans running all the time when I am not at the boat. I think the air is moving well in the boat. I may put a fan in the V-berth. It would be easier to circulate the air on a 250. Anyway, I am very pleased with very cold things at the boat when I get there and when I wake up. I would guess the little guy to be about 25 lb. Sears has an even better one because of the door shelf design.
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