The fridge is 32 quart, 12v/AC LG compressor unit from Costco. I've been running it full of beer in one of the spare bedrooms for the past month and it seems to work really well. Supposedly 2.4 amp draw when running. Runs for about 5 minutes on a 25 minute cycle. I found out about them from the guys on the Expedition Portal forum. They seem to like them pretty well so we'll see how it goes. For $250 I figure it's definitely worth a shot compared to the price of some of the "name" brand units out there. If it sucks, back to Costco it goes. I'll be adding a 150 watt solar panel to the roof rack to keep it chugging along.
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- Dec 21, 2020
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The seat riser and furrowing strips that are being glued above the side windows. I will eventually make roll up curtains that will attach to the strips. I prefer roll-ups vs snap-on's, at least for the side windows, because that one less thing to store and they're right there when the sun starts blazing. All of them got 3 coats of teak oil.
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- Dec 17, 2020
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I picked up a plank of african mahogany to knock out a few interior projects, one being this seat riser. I'm raising the helm seat 2.5 inches for a couple of reasons. 1. The seat is a bit to low for my liking, so I'm always sitting on a throw cushion. 2. I'm putting a 12v chest fridge under the helm seat and want to keep a bit of storage under the slide-out shelf the fridge will be sitting on. Win, win.
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- Dec 17, 2020
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So, a friend of mine had this piece of shelving in his shed and asked me if I wanted it. Initially I said no thanks but then I remembered the C-Dory. A little cutting and trimming and in it went under the stove/sink. It's just teak veneered partical board so I really expect it'll last all that long but it's better than what was in there (nothing). Besides, can't beat the price.
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- Apr 18, 2020
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Then I pulled this destroyer wheel from the fishing boat, wrapped it with some 550 Paracord, and installed it in the Dory. Nice little update from the "vintage" plastic wheel.
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