Yeah but I was still in the master closet working on it and it took me 3 minutes to order the thing with next day delivery... not worth driving anywhere.
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Re: My experience with MarinAire started off so well and crashed and burned...
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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06-14-2021 11:50 AM #12
The MarinAire issue has now escalated to me demanding a full refund or replacement
Well as of Tuesday last week the 16K unit from MarinAire had quit working completely - 2 months from date of purchase/install. It kept shutting down on high discharge pressure/no water flow, and it did same thing with 2 different pumps. I ran all the hoses checking for kinks/obstructions (there weren't any) and when the pump was run directly without the unit there was no indication of any flow problems. We spent over $2K with them for a unit that ran 2 months and quit. I've decided they either shipped me a known defective unit or someone else's returned unit. I faxed them a written notification today that with the unit failure history in the first 2 months, due to their initial failure to ensure the unit was working when shipped combined with this new problem, I want the entire unit replaced or a full refund with them picking up return/shipping charges. I may not get everything I want but I am prepared to go to my credit card company tomorrow morning and file under purchase protection.
In the meantime, found out a neighboring boat who just installed 2 new units the same size is having the exact same issues, but had to leave for Maryland this morning - the units were installed, you guessed it, about 4 weeks ago."A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor"
Rob Waldrop
M/V Pau Hana
Ft Myers FL
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06-14-2021 12:14 PM #13
Re: My experience with MarinAire started off so well and crashed and burned...
Wow..... All I can suggest is to take a separate pump put it on the swim platform, watch is squirt and then run a hose directly to the unit. See if it repeats.
1978 53' Motor Yacht "LADY KAY V"
Hull number 524
Chesapeake Bay
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06-14-2021 01:01 PM #14
Re: My experience with MarinAire started off so well and crashed and burned...
"A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor"
Rob Waldrop
M/V Pau Hana
Ft Myers FL
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Re: My experience with MarinAire started off so well and crashed and burned...
That is a dam shame, especially in FL where the need for AC is pretty much a 24/7/365 requirement.
If you have to start over, I think people on this forum have had good luck with Ocean Air Systems- I think that's the one.
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Re: My experience with MarinAire started off so well and crashed and burned...
That's awful. BUT, I paid over twice that for the ol' pro to put in just one new 9k system.
People often tell me I'm mental-disorder-level cheap. I suppose that's true, because I'd rather have paid only 2 grand and deal with the inconvenience.At the mouth of the Caloosahatchee
1984 52C
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Re: My experience with MarinAire started off so well and crashed and burned...
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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06-14-2021 04:03 PM #18
Re: My experience with MarinAire started off so well and crashed and burned...
May be way off base but what voltage do you have coming into the boat? Could that be a problem causing a problem?
Dave & Trina
Benedetto
1989 60MY HATDK310
Sturgeon Bay/Ft. Lauderdale
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06-14-2021 08:49 PM #19
Re: My experience with MarinAire started off so well and crashed and burned...
Jim, I think you may mean Oceane Breeze? I needed to replace the split unit (1compressor, 4air handlers) compressor side 4 years ago on a 1978-58’my, “Joe” told me to ship them the old unit complete and he fabricated a new unit that fit into the same space as my old unit and had many newer system features. Great people to work with and very reasonably priced!
Capt' Hoop (Master 100 Ton/towing)
1978- 58 MY “Amare La Vita”
2001- 60C “Noah's Ark”
1986 Scarab II “Summer Hummer”
1979 Sleekcraft Aristocrat (jet) “She’s a squirter”
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Re: My experience with MarinAire started off so well and crashed and burned...
I think you're right. Memory is the second thing to go.
I forget what's first.Last edited by jim rosenthal; 06-15-2021 at 07:36 AM.