I don't own a boat, and I'm not really sure what the stuff is, but after watching Sail Life videos I'm pretty sure I need a 5-gallon bucket of Sikaflex.
I remember the episode when you discovered that you'll need to gut the interior due to frame issue. Ive never seen such a sad face. You looked like you were just about defeated. NOW look at ya, installing AC. Told ya, better days were coming and here you are. Chillin in your SWEET boat under the AC. Thats living Skipper.
My husband just walked in while I was watching today's vid and he said, "He (Mads) sounds just like Kermit the Frog.) I laughed out loud because I had never noticed it, but now I can't stop hearing it. Awesome! We love you Mads and Ava!
Superbly engineered and narrated, Mads. Congratulations on your recent safe arrival in Barbados … will be good to see Ava and hear her voice again next video. 🎉
having sailed the eastern US during the summer, multiple times, I can say AC is only needed if you plan to stay at marinas. When you're on the hook, you usually get a breeze. Until you hit florida... in florida you will need the AC.
Amazing how quiet the new units are. We have a 25 year old CruisAir system below the bed in the aft cabin that sounds like a jet engine starting up each time the compressor kicks in!
I've seen this installed before. But never with the sound box. That's grand... Mads your a technical genius an I love to learn from you. Missing our girly Ava but will see her next week...
Mad's, We absolutely love your channel, but we think with all the gadgets you have on board you should consider a 65' craft in the future, there isn't room for people......lol
I like your AC. But for my use in the Great Lakes and for my pocketbook, i installed the smallest window AC that i could find and built alternate hatch cover for it. Im happy on those hot and humid days and nights. But it is not convenient.
Can’t wait to see this one, drilling a hole in the hull, below the waterline, while the boats in the water. 😮oh wait, the hole is above the waterline, the pump is below.
Even I was feeling nervous when you were drilling the through hole. Great Video Mads. Your face book and Insta says you have just arrived in the US after a successful Atlantic crossing, congrats you guys!
I don't think putting it up higher is a good idea. When the boat is healing there is by definition wind - that should keep us comfortably cool. Also by putting it up higher you get more splashing noise from the discharge. The boats I've seen with AC all have the discharge located pretty low.
Drilling holes in bulkheads or the hull near the waterline is always a challenge. A low-tech way to locate holes is to use magnets, especially the powerful ceramic type. Tape a magnet to one side of the bulkhead/hull, and use another magnet on the other side to find where they are attracted to each other. With small 1/4" ceramic magnets, you can be very precise.
Great Vid Mads. You are very good at explaining things. Question I have a Cal 246 restoring. Would you run two or three zones? Thanks in advance Keep up the good work.
I seen a guy have two drive units attached together on opposite sides of the quadrant arm. One pulls and one pushes . Just wire them the opposite. Seems strong and won’t over work the units
It seems you are sending the condensation water to the bilge? Many installs use a pump to send this overboard. On my boat my bilge stays dry since I have a drip less shaft seal and overboard discharge for the shower. So sending the AC condensate overboard makes sense. If your bilge is dry also you may want to add an overboard discharge with pump.
I wonder if a simple stud finder would have found the water line? Of course my go to line when the term “stud finder” comes up is “it takes one to know one” (yes, KIDDING!).
I've never seen anyone put a through-hull valve on an above water line outlet. I shopped for many a boat, and never saw a valve on any AC discharge through hulls. This is super paranoia, in my opinion. But also, every AC discharge through hull, was way higher than 6 inches form the water line... I guess he reallllly wanted a low hole - perhaps that's the reason for the paranoia valve.
I'm sure some folks will opine that you're 'over-building' Athena, but, she isn't a 'weekender', you're both going to be living aboard full time and nothing spoils cruise time like a poorly outfitted boat... Might I suggest wrapping that pole at the Nav station with some 3/8" line for a more secure grip. Some strips of double sided tape and two lines woven around the pole would be a nice 'old time' nautical touch... Just my idea, I'm sure you have plans for that spot!...
I remember having to remove the paddle wheel speed log from inside my boat to clean it, and replace with a blank to block the hole I was about to put in the hull. I had this fear that somehow I would cross the thread in my race to stop the water now coming into the boat and then be unable to prevent the boat sinking. An irrational fear of course but unnerving to say the least.
Not sure if I was watching magic or a miracle happening as what took place in this episode was way beyond my skill level. A/C will definitely be a welcomed necessity not only for comfort but reducing the humidity from damaging the interior or spoiling dry good food items. Would there be a need to add high quality reflective window insulation covering to minimize the outside heat from coming in ?
Thanks for video Mads. Back to your technical best. I wish that was the case with TH-cam. They are overlaying your video with a "Includes paid promotion" That was on for most of the time and was quite obtrusive. Strange how they don't advise that their adverts are a paid promotion. In fact it is turning into a complete shirt show with a large white "Something went wrong" label overlay too. Trust Google to start sawing away at the branch they are sitting on.
You bought an AC that can be a deep freeze? Just another accident out at sea we'll read about someday. "The coast guard finds a floating Dutch ice cream."
🤔 Will the placement of the inlet and outlet thru-hulls in reference to the water level be effected by the heel of the boat when underway depending on the port or starboard tack of the boat when sailing in strong winds and high heel angles?
@@jstaffordii Doubling or halving power is a +/- 3dB change. That's not the same as perceived loudness, that requires 10dB. If you don't believe me, just google it.
he has had the kit sitting there for a while already and never plugged it in so it is safe also capacitors in this situation always self discharge via the motors winding's so the moment it is shut off and stops spinning the start circuit closes meaning both sided of the capacitor are connected to neutral therefore it doesn't and isn't intended to store power
nobody ever adds a flush fitting, A/C units sit full of salt water & rot. If the condenser rots it fills the gas side of system with salt water & trashes it. Also, dont forget to flush/descale the system periodically so you dont get growth build up inside.
Hi Mads, Where do the squeaking sounds come from ? We can hear this several times in the video. With all the tabbing and precaution you took, we were expecting a squeak-free boat.
That is the sound of Mindelo ;) The marina there is very bumpy! The sound is coming from the mooring lines. During my 6 week stay there we broke every single mooring compensator aboard the boat.
Mads, I'm wondering if you could share your experience with mould inside Athena. I know it's hard to control, but I'm interested in knowing if and how you've got a handle on it. Thanks for the great videos.
Oil of cloves mixed with water, quarter tea spoon of it to 1 litre of water. Sure your boat smells like a 1960s dentist for a few days, but the mould stays away. An electric dehumidifier works wonders too.
So far we haven't had any big issues with mold. I'm sure that will happen now that we are in warmer and more humid climates. For the colder climates a well insulated boat and airflow seems to do the trick :)
@@SailLife that's great to hear. I think your new A/C will help control the moisture when you're in warmer and humid climates. I'm asking because I have a mould allergy but still hope to live on a sailboat in the future.
@@mrwattsclass107 I noticed in the manual and on the display that the AC has a dedicated dehumidifier function 🙂 Haven’t played with it yet though. Would ionizing the air help with your allergy? I’ll be adding Dometic’s ionizing doohickey to the AC this summer. It’s sitting at Ava’s parents house waiting for us to come visit 🙂
@@SailLife it might help, but the best solution is mould prevention. Watching your build has given me confidence that it's possible to have good air in a boat. I'm really looking forward to the next video when you set out on the big Atlantic.
Label says “don’t drag”… next thing we’ll do is “drag this thing into the locker” 😅😂 awesome stuff!
I don't own a boat, and I'm not really sure what the stuff is, but after watching Sail Life videos I'm pretty sure I need a 5-gallon bucket of Sikaflex.
At least one bucket, and maybe a second, just in case.
@@galerae947 you could stick them together with thickened epoxy
it works on vans too.
You made it!!! You crossed the Atlantic. Congratulations 🎉
hahahaha waiting so so long for the TH-cam video. so I don't believe you yet
I remember the episode when you discovered that you'll need to gut the interior due to frame issue. Ive never seen such a sad face. You looked like you were just about defeated. NOW look at ya, installing AC. Told ya, better days were coming and here you are. Chillin in your SWEET boat under the AC. Thats living Skipper.
My husband just walked in while I was watching today's vid and he said, "He (Mads) sounds just like Kermit the Frog.) I laughed out loud because I had never noticed it, but now I can't stop hearing it. Awesome! We love you Mads and Ava!
If you think that Mads sounds like Kermit, you should listen to Ben from the "Sailboat Story" channel!!
Fozzie, not Kermit :)
Looks like they crossed the Atlantic and have reached Barbados already!
You did One Hell of a job installing the AC unit (and other gizmo's too), You are a magician.
Superbly engineered and narrated, Mads. Congratulations on your recent safe arrival in Barbados … will be good to see Ava and hear her voice again next video. 🎉
Mads and Ava chilling with AC in 🇧🇧 Barbados, well done Athena and crew!! 🥂🍾
Stay safe and we'll see you next week.
Great install Mads. Domestic certainly chose wisely for some one to demonstrate and A/C install. Thank you for the Sunday video.
*DOMETIC not domestic.
@@teeanahera8949 Darn spell check. Missed that.
having sailed the eastern US during the summer, multiple times, I can say AC is only needed if you plan to stay at marinas. When you're on the hook, you usually get a breeze. Until you hit florida... in florida you will need the AC.
You are going to be so happy you installed the A/C. 👍👍🧡
Consistently impressive how-to. There are few channels that rival your technical and hands-on explanations. Really excellent content.👍👍
Thank you so much! :)
You are simply a Wizard…with cabling and electronic devices! 👍🇨🇦
Give you credit you will tackle anything and make it look so easy. Another nice job done.
You make it look so easy , I’m also a sailboat owner and boating up grades and maintenance sometimes is not so easy !
Amazing how quiet the new units are. We have a 25 year old CruisAir system below the bed in the aft cabin that sounds like a jet engine starting up each time the compressor kicks in!
There is a upgrade-kit available,which is called "Breathe" and consists of an ionizer-kit. Highly recommended.
Mads, so at 12:08 you show a warning label that says "dont drag" and a few seconds later you say you will drag the unit over to the locker.
Can't you tell that he's a rebel?!?!? (I heard the same thing and chuckled)
It's the Danish equivalent of a joke😂
He obviously was jesting'
I've seen this installed before. But never with the sound box. That's grand...
Mads your a technical genius an I love to learn from you. Missing our girly Ava but will see her next week...
Oh I'm saving this video!
You are awesome a master installer
But not good sailors
@@wojtekkubacki5382 you just wait and see. We are all kids in the beginning
Yay! Handle on bedroom door! Only 3 years too late!
It's been that long waiting for him to cross the ocean, I've gone grey and blind waiting.
I hope you plugged the other two pan drain holes off camera.
They are plugged from factory. You need to drill out the plug to get water flow out. Literally did this yesterday. 😊
Tour de force installation - congratulations on a zero mistakes installation.
Super dang chilly, Mads! Great upgrade, Sir Thanks for sharing
Mad's, We absolutely love your channel, but we think with all the gadgets you have on board you should consider a 65' craft in the future, there isn't room for people......lol
A project boat in the 50-60 ft range does sound very appealing ... ;)
Welcome to Barbados Mads and Ava. Hope all went well.
This was a very cool video…….
Great set of videos, showing the entire installation.
Great presentation
Well done. You made a complicated job look simple.
Hi great work , another successful hole in your hull , and a cool breeze .
Another great video Mads .
Love the update/new install videos Mads. Well done. Stay "cool". 😁
Spiffy Sunday cooling well done 👍
Well done Mad’s !
As always very informative and glad to see the foot pads for vibration. John
I like your AC. But for my use in the Great Lakes and for my pocketbook, i installed the smallest window AC that i could find and built alternate hatch cover for it. Im happy on those hot and humid days and nights. But it is not convenient.
The head under the towel for dust control made me think of the glass plate negative photography.
You made the Dometic install look easy. No even one “dangit” 😢
Thanks for this one! Bought a boat with this system, always had to prime it. I’ll move the pump below water line. Thanks Mads from SV Olympia!
AND this is a diy channel
Be interesting to see how it goes in warm sea water ? Nice job .
Cool video 🙂
Can’t wait to see this one, drilling a hole in the hull, below the waterline, while the boats in the water. 😮oh wait, the hole is above the waterline, the pump is below.
That's a massive capacitor. But nice work on the water level. Cheating is an art :D
Even I was feeling nervous when you were drilling the through hole. Great Video Mads. Your face book and Insta says you have just arrived in the US after a successful Atlantic crossing, congrats you guys!
Going to need that AC unit this year for sure ) Already pretty hot and humid here now.
Liked
Outlet through-hull put through when boat is level but once healed over, it will be below the water line. Should have put it higher up.
Who runs the AC when they’re under way? Just close the thru hull before going, and open it when you’re on the hook or dock.
I don't think putting it up higher is a good idea. When the boat is healing there is by definition wind - that should keep us comfortably cool. Also by putting it up higher you get more splashing noise from the discharge. The boats I've seen with AC all have the discharge located pretty low.
Drilling holes in bulkheads or the hull near the waterline is always a challenge. A low-tech way to locate holes is to use magnets, especially the powerful ceramic type. Tape a magnet to one side of the bulkhead/hull, and use another magnet on the other side to find where they are attracted to each other. With small 1/4" ceramic magnets, you can be very precise.
Thats a good idea!
Good tip
Great Vid Mads. You are very good at explaining things.
Question
I have a Cal 246 restoring. Would you run two or three zones?
Thanks in advance
Keep up the good work.
I seen a guy have two drive units attached together on opposite sides of the quadrant arm. One pulls and one pushes . Just wire them the opposite. Seems strong and won’t over work the units
Great video
👍🏽
It seems you are sending the condensation water to the bilge? Many installs use a pump to send this overboard. On my boat my bilge stays dry since I have a drip less shaft seal and overboard discharge for the shower. So sending the AC condensate overboard makes sense. If your bilge is dry also you may want to add an overboard discharge with pump.
Your air con wiring scene is similar to an action film hero diffusing a bomb.
Cool!
I wonder if a simple stud finder would have found the water line? Of course my go to line when the term “stud finder” comes up is “it takes one to know one” (yes, KIDDING!).
Job well done
😎
very useful bit of kit. 2x 👍
I've never seen anyone put a through-hull valve on an above water line outlet. I shopped for many a boat, and never saw a valve on any AC discharge through hulls. This is super paranoia, in my opinion. But also, every AC discharge through hull, was way higher than 6 inches form the water line... I guess he reallllly wanted a low hole - perhaps that's the reason for the paranoia valve.
ATTENTION: DON'T DRAG
Literally to secs later: "I think we're ready to DRAG this guy into the locker..."😂
Danish humour 😢
Viola!
I'm sure some folks will opine that you're 'over-building' Athena, but, she isn't a 'weekender', you're both going to be living aboard full time and nothing spoils cruise time like a poorly outfitted boat... Might I suggest wrapping that pole at the Nav station with some 3/8" line for a more secure grip. Some strips of double sided tape and two lines woven around the pole would be a nice 'old time' nautical touch... Just my idea, I'm sure you have plans for that spot!...
6:14 yup im still a kid :D
Keep cool😊
I remember having to remove the paddle wheel speed log from inside my boat to clean it, and replace with a blank to block the hole I was about to put in the hull. I had this fear that somehow I would cross the thread in my race to stop the water now coming into the boat and then be unable to prevent the boat sinking. An irrational fear of course but unnerving to say the least.
Great job! Seeyou!
Not sure if I was watching magic or a miracle happening as what took place in this episode was way beyond my skill level. A/C will definitely be a welcomed necessity not only for comfort but reducing the humidity from damaging the interior or spoiling dry good food items.
Would there be a need to add high quality reflective window insulation covering to minimize the outside heat from coming in ?
98% Oxygen concentrator with high pressure compressor. ✌️♥️👍🏻👍🏽👍🏿
Thanks for video Mads. Back to your technical best. I wish that was the case with TH-cam. They are overlaying your video with a "Includes paid promotion" That was on for most of the time and was quite obtrusive. Strange how they don't advise that their adverts are a paid promotion. In fact it is turning into a complete shirt show with a large white "Something went wrong" label overlay too. Trust Google to start sawing away at the branch they are sitting on.
😊
You bought an AC that can be a deep freeze? Just another accident out at sea we'll read about someday. "The coast guard finds a floating Dutch ice cream."
See you👍🏽🇩🇰
🤔 Will the placement of the inlet and outlet thru-hulls in reference to the water level be effected by the heel of the boat when underway depending on the port or starboard tack of the boat when sailing in strong winds and high heel angles?
Was wondering the same thing
Too bad the unit uses r410a. I wish everyone would finally switch to something more friendly. Anywho, great build!
Why did you not show how you installed the sea strainer?
super spiffy
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I have the same AC :) Works well, but quickly rusts ;(
👍👍👍👍👍👍
What Voltage does it use can it operate on 12volts
FREE if promoted - Doesn't mean it's the right one. 🤔 Just one of many.
Thought you’d would have checked the consumption of the unit to see how much power she’s sucking 👍
It is for use on shore only, powered by shorepower AC
@@andrewbrown2063 Maybe his generator could run it? (With nothing else running concurrently)
Halving the sound is only a reduction of 10dB. It's not a lot when it comes to sound insulation.
10 db is over 3X quieter. Sound measurements are exponential.
@@jstaffordii Doubling or halving power is a +/- 3dB change. That's not the same as perceived loudness, that requires 10dB. If you don't believe me, just google it.
Always be careful with capacitors you can get shocked badly.
he has had the kit sitting there for a while already and never plugged it in so it is safe also capacitors in this situation always self discharge via the motors winding's so the moment it is shut off and stops spinning the start circuit closes meaning both sided of the capacitor are connected to neutral therefore it doesn't and isn't intended to store power
I think I missed the part where you connect the raw water intake
looks like a French horn (Horne Francias)
nobody ever adds a flush fitting, A/C units sit full of salt water & rot. If the condenser rots it fills the gas side of system with salt water & trashes it. Also, dont forget to flush/descale the system periodically so you dont get growth build up inside.
❤❤❤❤❤🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Hi Mads,
Where do the squeaking sounds come from ?
We can hear this several times in the video.
With all the tabbing and precaution you took, we were expecting a squeak-free boat.
If I'm thinking of the same noise, it just sounds like the lines from the dock working.
That is the sound of Mindelo ;) The marina there is very bumpy! The sound is coming from the mooring lines. During my 6 week stay there we broke every single mooring compensator aboard the boat.
Can I teach you how instead to use blu colour? Just red wine...😂
👍👌❤️🇨🇦
I wonder if the manual warns about accidentally discharging that capacitor through your body.
And he took off the insulators for the connectors. hope it doesn't short.
Ahh Ac and Heat Ahh
What model control / display unit is that please? I have a DTU, need a new display unit.
Mads, I'm wondering if you could share your experience with mould inside Athena. I know it's hard to control, but I'm interested in knowing if and how you've got a handle on it. Thanks for the great videos.
Oil of cloves mixed with water, quarter tea spoon of it to 1 litre of water. Sure your boat smells like a 1960s dentist for a few days, but the mould stays away. An electric dehumidifier works wonders too.
So far we haven't had any big issues with mold. I'm sure that will happen now that we are in warmer and more humid climates. For the colder climates a well insulated boat and airflow seems to do the trick :)
@@SailLife that's great to hear. I think your new A/C will help control the moisture when you're in warmer and humid climates. I'm asking because I have a mould allergy but still hope to live on a sailboat in the future.
@@mrwattsclass107 I noticed in the manual and on the display that the AC has a dedicated dehumidifier function 🙂 Haven’t played with it yet though. Would ionizing the air help with your allergy? I’ll be adding Dometic’s ionizing doohickey to the AC this summer. It’s sitting at Ava’s parents house waiting for us to come visit 🙂
@@SailLife it might help, but the best solution is mould prevention. Watching your build has given me confidence that it's possible to have good air in a boat. I'm really looking forward to the next video when you set out on the big Atlantic.