With our current boat our concern has been all about staying warm in northern waters but we are now on our way south and wondering about staying cool. We have plenty of hatches and an air scoop but we have been wondering about fitting air conditioning. We have s 4kva 240 volt A/C diesel generator and also have ducts in place for heating and dehumidifying.

I was wondering about simple air conditioning solutions that would be easy to install and not too power hungry.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

Simon

Brian,
Another really helpful post as I hadn’t a clue about what fans to go for and hadn’t thought of additional mounts in berths that are used less frequently.
Port Visor by Seaworthy Products.com seems like a great idea too. We are already in the process of fitting fly screens to all of our hatches which we haven’t needed to date.
I had not really thought about hatch mounted Air Conditioning which is obviously an easy fit for marina and harbour use and it is interesting that you found it effective.
It is certainly our intention to return to work during the various hot and sticky seasons.
Many thanks.
Simon