20yr old GE fridge finally gave up the ghost. Searching old threads here and on the interweb yields 3 candidates that will fit down the companionway without taking the doorframe apart ( why is everything else on the boat assembled with screws, but not that doorframe??): Avanti, Igloo and maybe Criterion (Menard’s house brand). I guess these might all be classed “disposable”, but does anybody have recent experience, good or bad, with any of these brands? Thanks.
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01-29-2018 03:34 PM #1
Fridge replacement
Mike Peters, 1985 43MY, Cat 3208T, Blue Bayou; 2011 Key West 246BR, F250, Baby Blue; Punta Gorda FL
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If you could get it through a window, that might give you more options. It's not as bad a job to pull a window as it might seem, especially for a yard that has the experience.
Bobk
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I have a small avanti, it works... nowadays all that stuff is pretty much disposable.
Check smallappliances.com they have things you wont find in regular stores.
I ve never undertood why counter depth fridges are so expensive... i hate standard fridges that are so deep you forget what s hidding in the back!Pascal
Miami, FL
1970 53 MY #325 Cummins 6CTAs
2014 26' gaff rigged sloop
2007 Sandbarhopper 13
12' Westphal Cat boat
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01-30-2018 09:38 AM #4Senior Member
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01-30-2018 05:13 PM #5
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Thanks, guys. If I had a 53, I would pull a window. The fridge space in my 43 is really pretty small, so pulling the window would only get me a slightly larger fridge. As somebody said in another thread, “I hate pulling a window that doesn’t leak”.
Mike Peters, 1985 43MY, Cat 3208T, Blue Bayou; 2011 Key West 246BR, F250, Baby Blue; Punta Gorda FL
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There ar no windo to pull to get a fridge in with a 53... they fit fine thru the aft deck door, the problem are the stairs going down to th galley.
Pascal
Miami, FL
1970 53 MY #325 Cummins 6CTAs
2014 26' gaff rigged sloop
2007 Sandbarhopper 13
12' Westphal Cat boat
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01-30-2018 06:36 PM #7
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Re: Fridge replacement
We replaced a non working sub zero with a combo unit made by Summit. Commercial quality, reasonably priced, lots of sizes.
Randy
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01-31-2018 07:55 AM #9Senior Member
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Re: Fridge replacement
For whatever it's worth... when our galley was remodeled a 30 inch tinted hatch was installed in the ceiling which is where the front lounge area is forward of the helm windshield. This allowed us to move in and out with ease any appliance at all. The bonus is that is made the galley so much more lighter and we can open it for fresh air while under way or on nice days. I highly recommend it depending on your vessel. We have a 56 MY Wide body.
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01-31-2018 01:41 PM #10