F26 Marine Air Conditioner Installed - Nice and cool.

vabeach1234 · Post by **vabeach1234** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:01 pm

Besides some little stuff left, I've installed a 5000 BTU Marine Air Conditioner on my 1972 F26, all while in the water. I 'T'ed into the intake for the head so I didn't have to get hauled out for a new through hull. I forgot to take some pictures of the plumbing at the intake but it's pretty straight forward. I had to add a check valve between the 'T' and the head so the A/C pump wouldn't suck air. Here are some pictures of what I've done. I still need to move the starting battery so I can have easier access to the strainer and also box around the supply duct in the port locker to so it won't get crushed.

http://s853.photobucket.com/albums/ab96 ... 20Install/

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:14 pm

Nice job ken (as always) , you should test it out at kinsale

Stripermann2 · Post by **Stripermann2** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:22 pm

prowlersfish wrote:Nice job ken (as always) , you should test it out at kinsale

Agreed!

vabeach1234 · Post by **vabeach1234** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 1:23 pm

Thanks. Yeah, I'd like to do the Round-Up but the problem is my wife is due Aug. 14th with our second child and I think that may be cutting it close and it's too far of a run for me if I have to get back in a hurry.

I think I have convinced her to let me go to the Blackbeard Festival for one night in Hampton which is the same weekend but that's only a 45 minute trip from my slip which is much more managable.

I hope to go next year, depending on good behavior.

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 1:31 pm

Nice job Ken.

k9th · Post by **k9th** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 5:45 pm

Great Job Ken - and enjoy the "cool" on those hot days we have ahead.

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 6:32 pm

that looks better than some stock jobs ! Looks great

randyp · Post by **randyp** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 8:04 pm

Looks great! Come up here and fix my freaking water heater!

larryeddington · Post by **larryeddington** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 1:35 pm

As part of my rehab of my f28 i am installing a 16k ac similiar to yours. I got one with a bad compressor and as I once was an HVAC tech changed it out for a new compressor, now works fine. When I purchased my genny the guy tossed in two of the 16k units, I still have one if someone might be interested, it too has a stuck compressor, however they can be changed out.

Your install looked great, gave me some ideas.

Larry

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F26 Marine Air Conditioner Installed - Nice and cool.

F26 Marine Air Conditioner Installed - Nice and cool.

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