Actually 104 deg and raining. The very small A/C unit in the saloon could not lower the temp, but did lower the humidity. That made it survivable, if not comfortable.
Actually a meter is:
The Geneva Conference on Weights and Measures has defined the meter as the distance light travels, in a vacuum, in 1/299,792,458 seconds with time measured by a cesium-133 atomic clock which emits pulses of radiation at very rapid, regular intervals.
What’s the smallest most efficient Ac unit available? In RV world the smallest one I could find is about 850W running.
There was a thread recently about split a/c units entitled Mini-Split Ductless A/C.. Talk me out of it.
"Gree (Chinese appliance manufacturer) Sapphire brand of mini-splits (air cooled) have efficiencies as high as SEER 38. Compared to a typical marine packaged a/c unit (water cooled), you're looking at 6A draw versus 8A (with water pump). Also they state will provide heat (heat pump) down to 22 degrees F below zero.
https://www.greecomfort.com/wp-conte...081318_Web.pdf"
These guys site says PNW is low enough humidity for their boat swamp cooler.
https://www.turbokool.net/
These guys site says PNW is low enough humidity for their boat swamp cooler.
https://www.turbokool.net/
In other words, energy efficient AC that isn’t compressor based. Like evaporative but without the wet air into cabin? Our river is never over 75° so I’m just curious if that could be used to cool a stateroom at night.
I guess I may be the only one taking the opposite view than the rest.Well this is an aluminum hull also, and bullheaded from the rear where the smelly stuff is so it might be pretty clean. I wonder if I can stick heat sinking materials to the hull to increase its efficiency even more? That, coupled with the fact that 75° is sort of the record high, more likely the water will be 65-70° on most “hot” days, might get us the comfort we desire. Thanks.