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Frigoboat Keel Cooler

Are you pleased with the frigoboat keel cooler installation on Wind Horse? If so, about what depth and width and length aluminum box did you put on the inside of the hull for a keel cooler and did you use fresh water or a glycol mixture? (I realize the box only needs 4 sides and flanged top edges to fasten the fiberglass). Fair winds, David

We use deionized water in the tank. Size is usually a function of what structure is handy. To fit in a couple of the keel coolers with building space is going to take at least a couple of square feet of top. If the tank is eight to ten inches deep, you should be OK. And yes, we’re very pleased with the system.


Posted by Steve Dashew  (November 30, 1999)




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