Trojan Boat Forum

Ready is right - exchange rate is largely irrelevant.

I bought a 'main AC breaker' for the boat a couple of years back from a US company. About $100 for the part, plus about $15 due to exchange at the time, plus about $20 US shipping, $25 duty, plus $30 customs clearance... $100US bought the thing, but it cost me almost as much again to get it here.

But the price differentials aren't tied to imports - even stuff made in Canada can be bought cheaper in the US. There is a Ford plant about 10 miles away from me. If I bought a vehicle made at that plant from a US dealership, pay the exchange, shipping, customs, and duty, I can actually still get it for less than buying from a dealership 2 blocks from the factory. Plus your gas is cheaper

Like K9th, I am using vertical, portable domestic units in my Tri-Cabin.

I just got plain sick of the problems I was having with marine units.

I vent the hot air out through the side "air intake" vents. (I know some here will react to my using up the air intake)

My 10,000 Btu salon unit is stored in the large locker, beneath the salon's L-shaped settee directly across from the front head door. Those here who are familiar with the Tricabin interior will know of the tall storage locker located there. The unit's hot air hose runs unseen beneath the setee and is vented out through the afore mentioned "air intake". I simply open the locker door when I want to turn on the air conditioning and the air flows out into the salon.

I had an electrician install a separate electrical circuit for the front air conditioner.

My 8000 Btu rear bedroom unit sits beneath and behind the four steps leading down into the bedroom from the back door. The hot air hose from this unit vents out through the stern, port side "air intake" opening.

One thing I did was rip down the salon headliner. Then I installed silver insulation by glueing it to the ceiling. Over the insulation, I installed cream colored naugahyde (vinyl) covered panels. Since insulating the ceiling, the salon air conditioning is vastly improved.

Now, in regard to the air intakes. Both intakes had the stock Trojan rectangular, black fiberboard air ducts running straight down to the base of the bilge. I simply used a 6 inch circle drill to tap into the duct. When the air conditioning units are shut down, the air intake functions as per normal.

Hope I have explained this well enough to be understood. Thanks

Rick

[quote="RWS"]Got it off the engine room floor by building marine plastic/plywood shelves for the HVAC, waste pump, macerator pump and fresh water pump.

Easier to service and more room to move around in the engine room.




Would love to see some pics of your engine room set up