Owner Installed Air Conditioning

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by Al Harmon 25 August 2011 Air Conditioning 15 photos 4529 views

A 12000btu Mermaid Air installed in port lazarette.

A small test hole was drilled to inspect the space that would accommodate the 6" flex duct.

The AC pump will sit on the platform where the freshwater pump formerly sat.

Duct was installed from port lazarette to main saloon just above the fridge.

Fresh Water pump relocated into lazarette.

Platform for AC unit glassed in.

AC water pump out thru hull.

New Groco500 strainer installed

Cutout on starboard side for ducting.

Close up view from saloon toward stbd lazarette.

Grabber tool pulled flexduct thru space easily.

Shows flexduct in place. Use for either supply or return.

Return cut in bulkhead of quarterberth.

Air splitter was used for 2-6" supply ducts.

New thruhull drain installed for water out.

Some inexpensive diffusers can be upgraded to teak later.

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