Interesting idea. The only tough part would be finding a hose long enough to provide a continuous supply of cold seawater to cool the condenser while it runs! I guess a good air-cooled condenser might work, though probably not as well as 60-odd degree ocean water. On 11/15/05, Christopher Gronski <gronski@gmail.com> wrote: > > They are VERY expensive but my Dad uses an engine driven compressor > and a cold plate on his boat for his refrigeration. They run the > engine once a day to "charge" the cold plate and it keeps their > (admittedly better insulated than a westy fridge) ice box cold all > day: > > http://www.seafrost.com/ed.htm > > I have often wondered about getting a system like this to supplement > westy cooling, or if you could even take a line of the AC compressor > to "charge" the cold plate. > > Chris > > On 11/15/05, Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@pobox.com> wrote: > > Any info on how long those typically lasted? DO these crew vehicles stay > on > > the road as long as the typical westie? > > > > > > At 12:59 PM 11/14/2005 -0800, Jake de Villiers wrote: > > >You can make a very tight and well-insulated ice box with 2" blue > styrofoam, > > >Pl 200 to glue it together and a couple of coats of epoxy to harden and > seal > > >the interior. Made a few back in my movie days to outfit crew vehicles. > I > > >didn't add refrigeration equipment, but I don't see why you couldn't. > > >
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