15. Refrigeration
The system on this boat is an upgraded 12v refrigerator. This system is designed to run 24hrs a
day if you wish. To ensure that it does not fail there are two things you should do.
Firstly, keep your batteries charged. If the level goes below 12v the system will malfunction.
Refer to section 12 for charging instructions.
Secondly, do not puncture the cold plate in your fridge! Do not chip at the ice or use any
other sharp items in the fridge. If something is frozen to the side of the fridge do not force it
away. Poor warm water on it if you need to melt the ice.
There is a thermostat in the fridge. It is a white dial with numbers on it going from 1-7. Putting
7 at the apex of the dial is the coldest setting. Keep it on this setting until it is too cold. Then
you can turn the system down or off if you wish. Or if it is not cold enough…augment the system
with ice.
Ask one of our staff for a deck cooler if you would like one for storing your drinks. It will keep
the drinks cooler and the refrigeration colder, as people will not be going in it every 5 minutes
for a drink.
Please note that we are in the tropics and we cannot guarantee that items will remain frozen
when placed in the fridge and that fruit, vegetables and other fresh produce may have a
shortened shelf life.
The fridge can be drained by selecting the F2 button (2
nd
bilge pump/fridge drain) on the 12v
panel. There is a yellow valve behind the backrest in the salon on the starboard side. This valve
allows you to select draining the bilge or draining the fridge.
For safety purposes, always leave the handle on the bilge position and move the handle to fridge
drain when draining the icebox. After draining the icebox, return the handle to the bilge position.
