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Old 06-18-2010 | 08:58 AM
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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
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Old 06-18-2010 | 09:18 AM
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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.
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Old 06-18-2010 | 09:56 AM
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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



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 ). 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 (ok . . . let the bashing begin its deserved)
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Old 06-18-2010 | 10:02 AM
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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/

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Old 06-18-2010 | 10:20 AM
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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
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Old 06-19-2010 | 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Tom A.
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.
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Old 06-19-2010 | 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by birdog
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.
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Old 06-19-2010 | 11:17 AM
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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.....
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I had it LEOPA weekend when we tied to you....
Ask my "Crew" if she liked it.....
hey . . . I'm just glad my buddy got his shoe back






you ever gonna make it up this way again?
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Old 06-20-2010 | 05:03 AM
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hey . . . I'm just glad my buddy got his shoe back






you ever gonna make it up this way again?

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

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