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• to fridge or not to fridge. who's got em and what kind? who doesn't?
  • We currently have a Adler Barbour super cold machine (link)
    • thanks Al. i've got no solar nor wind and won't be adding any.
      • Then don't even think of adding refrigeration, IMHO (pic)
        • meant "too" (nm) (pic)
        • House bank is small for fridging but fine for now.
      • Back is hanging in (link)
  • What's your pattern of charging, size of your battery banks, how often at shore power, etc.? (nm)
    • no shore power. 2 6volts for house, 2 alts.
      • It's a slippery slope Joe (pic)
        • right, and for the most part, i've avoided the slide. (nm)
        • I have a better idea Larry, loan yours to Joe. :) (nm)
          • LOL! Hey Tom I still don't have one. Seriously considering it though (pic)
      • I don't have a frig but I have a similar
        • Thanks David. Looks like the iceman will continue. (nm)
      • As Larry and David point out -- you really need to decide
        • i'm seeing ice cubes in my future...thanks. (nm)
  • Adler Barbor
  • We did take a couple trips to the Bahamas without refrigeration Joe.
    • We are now prepping for the Bahamas...
      • But a damn good one IMHO. (nm)
  • A different thought. (pic)
    • Dan, the Engle is what got me started on a fridge. Great minds...thanks. (nm)
      • Having done that.... (link)
        • Greg, your battery setup? (nm)
          • I have... (link)
    • I've been thinking about getting an engel 45
      • i was going to dismantle my box and put it inside. like you, interior space is expensive. (nm)
        • Joe s... LOOK AT..... (link)
          • will do. thanks Greg. best to Jill (nm)
      • We put ours where the Ice-maker use to be. (pic)
        • NICE setup! (nm) (link)
        • Well done Dan! (nm)
        • just like it belongs there. good job. (nm)
        • Dan....no Ice Maker???
          • We're waiting for you to show up.
            • Sorry Dan....hope you took that as a joke....
              • forgot the Grin! (nm)
                • Thing is, unless your really out of the norm
                  • Dan...you guys are doing what most of us dream of doing.....
                    • :-) (nm) (pic)
        • Nice setup Dan. What are the ventilation requirements?
          • Thought about it,, don't really know if it needs it.
            • Well Dan, what with that other walk-in refrigerator you have, you could store food for 6 months ... :D
              • Thing is,,, we really do sail.
  • my system
  • Engel M40 (40 quart)
  • Joe, we spend all our time in the Bahamas w/refrigeration and we ... (pic)
    • Refer...or not...
      • With no wind or solar, do you mean you keep you big bank charged with the alternator?
        • Power
  • I have two Tecnautics Inc. and love them.
    • Steve/Brendon, what size boat do you have to be able to fit in two fridge/freezers?
      • Brendon is like a Swiss watch (nm)
        • Thanks, Dan. Nice complement. (nm)
      • Jud, Brendon is a 38 foot Shannon Pilot House.
        • Steve, thanks for the details...I don't anticipate
          • Engle makes a snap down base. (pic)
          • I have several friends, Dan Y being one, who
    • Another vote for Technautics (pic)
  • Glacier Bay
    • Okay, I gotta ask,
      • Maybe a boy/girl thing? (nm)
        • So,,, is that the Admiral that posted?
          • Sí, señor!
            • So is mine.
        • You got it...
          • I guess for me, it is a gray job...
      • The lines are real murky on Wahoo. Lynn crosses the line