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birdog 06-18-2010 08:58 AM

I have one...It fits in the head comp. on my TG...It is a lifesaver on those nasty muggy days .
There is no way I could carry one of those Hatch units over the bow everytime I wanted to use it

srx 780 06-18-2010 09:18 AM

bridog, which one do you have, and the hose that's gotta go outside, is that jus for air circulation or does water drain from it?...kinda unclear how they work.

glassdave 06-18-2010 09:56 AM


Originally Posted by Steve 1 (Post 3138806)
Portable ?? at the old boat yard a shopping cart with a window unit and a piece of duct now thats portable.

Shopping cart wont match the interior of my boat . . . . . . now if Dana or Teague makes a cart I'm all set :D



Hey i hate to say it but i have entertained the thought of just getting one of those small $88 window units and retro-ing it into my Scarab. I know it's "trailer parkish" but that boat is my Winnabago for the water (i would never consider anything like this for the Donzi though :D). I think theres enough room behind the steps or under the dash somewhere to whittle out a space to stash it and still have enough air to it. Yea i know i may only get one season out of it but its only $88 bucks :D (ok . . . let the bashing begin its deserved:drink:)

Tom A. 06-18-2010 10:02 AM

I had one in my house. (No central A/C and didn't want to block out one of my bedroom windows completely). It could not keep up on super hot days so i switched to a window unit. The hose is for air transfer and the one I had evaporated most/all the water. There was a tray with a fill light just in case but it never accumulated any water. Here is a link to some. For a boat cabin it would be great if you get one that wasn't too big. Mine was like R2-D2!

http://kingersons.com/

srx 780 06-18-2010 10:20 AM

TOM A, thanks for your input, think i changed my mind again, im gonna get one see how it does, i was concerened about it leaking a bunch of water down in cabin, i thought the hose going outside was for circulation and not a drain, jus wanted to make sure

birdog 06-19-2010 08:19 AM


Originally Posted by Tom A. (Post 3139263)
I had one in my house. (No central A/C and didn't want to block out one of my bedroom windows completely). It could not keep up on super hot days so i switched to a window unit. The hose is for air transfer and the one I had evaporated most/all the water. There was a tray with a fill light just in case but it never accumulated any water. Here is a link to some. For a boat cabin it would be great if you get one that wasn't too big. Mine was like R2-D2!

http://kingersons.com/

I just run the drain line into my shower drain instead of using the pan. I bought mine at Home Depot 3 years ago, I will look and see the brand. I just dont see any other solution without
goin g to built in. I dont use it enough to justifie 3 k for that.

glassdave 06-19-2010 09:05 AM


Originally Posted by birdog (Post 3139850)
I dont use it enough to justifie 3 k for that.

i have thought the same thing. I sleep on my boat alot and i cant say there has been more then a few times that it was unbearable. Usually a fan works fine, both my boats have big deck hatches so getting a cross through breeze isnt to hard.

birdog 06-19-2010 11:17 AM


Originally Posted by glassdave (Post 3139891)
i have thought the same thing. I sleep on my boat alot and i cant say there has been more then a few times that it was unbearable. Usually a fan works fine, both my boats have big deck hatches so getting a cross through breeze isnt to hard.

I had it LEOPA weekend when we tied to you....
Ask my "Crew" if she liked it.....:drink:

glassdave 06-19-2010 11:25 AM


Originally Posted by birdog (Post 3139986)
I had it LEOPA weekend when we tied to you....
Ask my "Crew" if she liked it.....:drink:

hey . . . I'm just glad my buddy got his shoe back :drink:






you ever gonna make it up this way again?

birdog 06-20-2010 05:03 AM


Originally Posted by glassdave (Post 3139990)
hey . . . I'm just glad my buddy got his shoe back :drink:






you ever gonna make it up this way again?


Not me ! That Damn Scott still has my shoes !!!:drink:

Hope to make it up this summer...I miss it up there !


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