12v fridge options

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Evening,

I am wanting to fit a 12v fridge within a recess on my yacht, in my campervan i have a domestic crx50 and may fit something similar, i have a question to anyone who has one. Do they work effectively? as i am concerned they should be kept level which obviously doesn't occur on sailing yachts when sailing.

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Compressor fridges, including Crx 50, work fine on boats regardless of leaning. However, a front opening fridge is more likely to dump its contents if door is opened when boat is healing over!
 

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Compressor fridges, including Crx 50, work fine on boats regardless of leaning. However, a front opening fridge is more likely to dump its contents if door is opened when boat is healing over!
thanks for the reply, my crx has a locking latch in the van.
 

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I can’t speak for performance when heeled, as we don’t really do that. But we have a 40 litre Vevor portable fridge costing £150 and it’s pretty much flawless for us. Quiet, reasonable power requirements, and easily removed for racing. Top loading btw
 

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I can’t speak for performance when heeled, as we don’t really do that. But we have a 40 litre Vevor portable fridge costing £150 and it’s pretty much flawless for us. Quiet, reasonable power requirements, and easily removed for racing. Top loading btw
i looked at Vevor portable fridge, but too wide for the opening i have. thanks for replying
 

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Evening,

I am wanting to fit a 12v fridge within a recess on my yacht, in my campervan i have a domestic crx50 and may fit something similar, i have a question to anyone who has one. Do they work effectively? as i am concerned they should be kept level which obviously doesn't occur on sailing yachts when sailing.

thanks
I installed a Waeco CRX50 in my boat 8 years ago and it has been perfect.
 

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The "4wd" or "camping" fridges are a good solution on a yacht. The main bonus is that if one breaks without an easy fix, then you can simply replace it a brand new unit. This is often no more expensive than the cost of a couple of visits from a marine refrigeration technician.

We have two models. A “top of the shelf” National Luna model and a “middle of the road” Engel unit.

Both models have worked flawlessly. We have experienced no problems with some serious rough weather and consequent high heeling angles. From reports I think the less expensive units still have a good reputation of being reliable on yachts.

Don’t worry about the angle of heel.
 

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The need to keep fridges level applies to absorption types, usually fuelled either by gas or electricity and often fitted in motorhomes and caravans. Compressor types are far less sensitive to angle, although I guess there may be a limit. Most yachts utilise this type.
 

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I made a fridge abinate and then fitted a Frigoboat fridge setup unto the existing cabinet and it has been in use in the subtropics since 2009 without an issue

My fridge has 75 mm insulation and the more the better

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Same here, except we’re in the tropics. I chose a water cooled version. We had one problem where we had to add a filter to the system but after that all has been well.
 
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