Going To Put A/c In My 280 Any Suggestions?

This could be a great thread. I want to put A/C in my '80 30'.

I've seen units on Ebay for 800-1200 new. It seems like a pretty straight forward project but it sure would be great to hear from someone who has done it.

I have no cabin yet so it will probably be easier for me

I have a Mermaid 6500 (reverse cycling w/ heat) in my 280, what suggestions are you looking for? I am not that far from you if you want to take a look at how mine is setup.

placement of unit ,pump,water pick up?

Unit is mounted under V-berth, pump is mounted in bilge and the pickup is mounted in the stepped part of the hull above the drain right behind the pad. I will try to get some pics for you in the next couple of days.

did u keep your ports potti ? what is your location I like to come see it

PM sent!

I put AC/HEAT in my 260 in may it is great I will try to take some pics of pump placement and thru hull fittings for anyone interested the only thing that you should be careful of that I know of is making sure your raw water pump can handle the high speeds I have already burnt up the one that came with my AC kit from the water forcing into the pump to hard it messed up the bushings my pump is one of the magnetic drive pumps.

I also used a honda eu2000 generator to power AC it isone of the little suitecase style generators I modified the exhaust to make it water cooled I will also post some pics of that setup as well

Side Jobs just finished getting this installed and mounted the water p/u on the transom instead of the bottom. 8-9 of us have Honda 2000's and I suspect he'll be getting one soon.