Installing Dometic Retrofit Air Conditioning on Our Boat

Full replacement of our old marine conditioner (with reverse cycle heat) aboard our 1998 Sea Ray 370 Sundancer. The unit I installed is a 6,000 BTU Dometic ECD retrofit kit ( https://www.dometic.com/en-us/outdoor... ) which includes the wall mounted thermostat - watch for the followup video on my 'How I Did It' playlist.

Here's a link to my 'First Start of Marine Heat and Air Conditioning' that I produced to explain how the system works on our boat;    • First Start of Marine Heat and Air Co...  

Filmed April, 2024.

We purchased our lovely Sea Ray 370 Sundancer Sight Unseen! To see our entire journey, please check out my 'Buying A Boat - The Good, Bad & Ugly' playlist here:    • Buying A Boat - Sea Ray Sundancer - T...  

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Boat Specs;
Model: 1998 Sea Ray 370 Sundancer
Length (bow to transom): 37-6", LOA (with factory swim platform): 40'-1"
Beam: 12'-7"
Dry Weight: 17,000 lbs
Fully Loaded Weight: Boat + Fuel (1,664) + Water (580) + Gear (1,250 +/-) = 20,500 LBS
Fuel Capacity: 275 U.S. gallons, 1,040 litres
Draft: 32”
Dead Rise: 20 degrees
Engines: 2 x 7.4 litre Mercruiser Bluewater, Multi-Port fuel injection, gasoline, raw water cooled, rated at 310 HP
Transmissions: 2 x Borg Warner Velvet Drives, in Vee-Drive configuration
Generator: Westerbeke 7.2 Kw BCGTC @ 60 Hz, gasoline powered & carburated, 3,600 RPM continuous engine speed
18,000 (total) BTU (12 + 6), reverse cycle heating/air conditioning
Shore Power: 2 x 30 Amp, 120 V connections
Freshwater Holding Tank: Single 70 U.S. Gallon tank
Waste (black-water) Holding Tank: Single 40 U.S. Gallon

Video/Photo Equipment Used (Updated list, 2024);
DJI Pocket 2; https://amzn.to/4aTN6vO
GoPro Hero 10 Black; https://amzn.to/4dJLM0v
GoPro suction cup mount; https://amzn.to/49Zo8cW
DJI Mavic Mini 3 for Aerial Drone Shots; https://amzn.to/4b9DoF6
Mavic Mini Carrying Case; https://amzn.to/49WDTkQ
Google Pixel 6 Pro + iPhone 12 for still photos + supplemental video
Editing done with Vegas Movie Studio 11
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Happy Boating :-)