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Steve Et. Al.: I just ordered the Reflectix, but have a question: what is a patten? Specifically, how do you hold the sheets in place? Thanks, Rich

Thanks for all of your feedback Dr. Bob, and you are dead on with respect to the massive heat gain attributable to our windows. Your suggestion of using Reflectix is a great one. Coincidentally, my wife and I were discussing on Thursday what could be done to minimize the heat gain specifically...

We continue to love our Dometic air-conditioning unit. At first, I and others felt that a 15,000 BTU air conditioner was too big for this boat. After using it throughout the summer, I would say it is the minimum we would want under the present circumstances. Our boat is docked pointing dead...

Good input Dr. Bob. I’ll tell you this: if the Dometic fails after a short time, it will be replaced by a an RV unit. There’s no way I’m going to pay $2800 for a new unit or an expensive repair to our existing unit.

Thank you for your feedback, Steve. Now we are really happy we did not go with a water cooled unit! You provided more reasons for not going that route. Like you, we started with a 5K portable, but I got tired of lugging it around, and did not want to construct a box to placed it over the...

I wanted to establish a thread on our ongoing use of the Dometic Durasea A/C unit. Noise level from three feet away from the unit outside—it’s only 75 dB. Inside the cabin noise level is between 75 dB and 80 dB. However, the noise is low pitched. My wife and I can have a normal conversation...

Recently I reported we had permanently removed our 9.9 HP auxiliary motor. I now believe that the combination of the heavier Honda 115 HP main and auxiliary motors makes the Marinaut 215 stern heavy, preventing our boat from keeping her bow down in heavy seas. What a positive difference it...

Hello Dr. Bob, it is nice to converse with you again. Firstly, I agree with you on your salinity statement. It all depends on where one is moored on the Sound. There are areas where fresh water from the CT River mixes with the Sound, which would result in decreased salinity levels. On the...

Jim, do you trailer your boat, or do you keep it in a marine environment? If the former case, then I could see where it would be a very sensible choice. I’m wondering, too, if Sobelle is trailering their boat. The Coleman unit is considerably lighter than our Dometic at 1/3 its cost. But if...

Yes, I did consider this unit, but it is for RV units. I wanted one that was hardened for the harsh marine environment. If our boat was used in fresh water that would be a different story. The unit you mentioned is less expense (our unit was $2,800 + tax,) and it would have worked great, but...

On board battery charger

Wallas stove removed

Shore power distribution panel

berth extender cushion added obviating need for dinette cushions

We had our boat in valet storage for the past seven seasons, but we eventually felt unduly constrained, having to vacate the dock within one hour of launch to become a transient at a local marina. The season was May 1 through October 15, which was short for our type of boat. So we moved to a...

Uncluttered interior with Dometic A/C distribution panel

Dometic A.C rooftop unit; Smartplug outlet