Oh man... OK I missed the seawater intake, I wonder if it could be
plumbed into the cooling system?

Chris

On 11/15/05, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> John Bange
> '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
>