Ocean Breeze AC

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Anyone use ocean breeze air conditioner? Need to replace my ac unit and not sure what one to go with. This has electric heat instead of reverse cycle. Any opinion on heat?
 
I looked at them closely, but the AC requirements for heat use for two 16K units put them over my power budget...would have to upgade my two 30amps to at least one 50amp....
 
i have them on my boat, well built, no better no worst than cruisair. good tech support, I called them up once with a question and was able to talk to one of the engineers right away.

I don't need heat in So FL (except for a few mornings in winter) so it's a non issue. I understand their reasoning that an electric element saves wear and tear on the compressor and on the pumps.
 
They look like the Flagship Marine units. I wonder who is rebranding what.

Reverse cyale is only going to heat to water temps of about 40 degrees...BUT...Reverse cycle takes fewer watts to run. Electric heat shy of the air circulation fan uses more electricity, but no other moving parts. I was going to go with the electric on my Regal, because the kit was all inclusive. However the Honda generator wouldn't handle the heat load. I am partial to the Flagship because of its simplicity.
 
I put a 16,500 BTU unit in my last boat, and had no problems with it. The price is right, it's easy to install.

I use heat at the beginning and end of the season. It always came on quickly and worked very well.

I recommend them.
 
Bot one last year about this time. They where helpful with selecting the right size. Everything I heard from here was it would be a good unit. I got the install kit with all the parts. Unfortunately, I am still trying to get my lazy butt to install it -- major retro fit to my boat with a lot of "oops, that won't work." Hopefully will be done soon. Good luck.
 
Thanks for the responses! They are the cheapest out there and wasn't sure about the electric heat.
 
Flagship Marine is made by Ocean Breeze and Flagship is used by the Navy and Coast Guard. Had an Ocean Breeze on my boat and it was great. Tech Support was outstanding. Since I had my boat at Bay point, Marblehead, Ohio, I liked the heat part because I could use it in the spring when I was getting ready to launch.
 
I have one on Waveform. 18K unit, two seasons now and it works great..good tech support and they are nice people to deal with. They build the Flagship unit.
 
I have OB, no problems works very well, simple unit. I really like the electric heat, trun it on in the winter, work inside in a T shirt, snowing outside. :)
 
"Ocean Breeze" is what I use when on the hook. Open the windows and hatches and let the breeze blow through.

Oh wait; you're talking about a brand of electric air conditioner. My mistake. ;)
 
I like the electric heat because I can set the temperature to 45 degrees for the winter and not worry that the heat exchanger pump may fail or the water discharge will freeze up on cold nights. I also like the stainless steel pan they use on the Ocean Breeze. I had a thermostat fail, but they gave me technical help on the phone and shipped me a new thermostat the next day.
 
Have 2 friends with the 16K Ocean Breeze units.
One on an old trawler, the a/c unit is about 6 years old. No issues.
The other we just installed about 6 months ago. Easy to install, fit
in place of an older Marine Air unit. So far, so good.
The control box is either stainless or aluminum, don't remember which,
but at least it is not painted steel. No rust.
Very simple to wire, thermostat looks like a home unit thermostat. It
has a 4 wire thermostat like home units.
 
I have had the Flagship Marine version for about 5 or 6 years now. Not sure who rebrands which one but they both appear to be the same. I have hnot had a problem with the unit since the install that was very easy. Took me about a day and a half to get it in a boat that did not have a/c in it before. The water pump went up after the first year, a Cal pump, but that was not the fault of the a/c people. They were very helpful and when a called a year or so about a question they were still great to deal with. Best of all no special thermostat, just like the home unit. I have no signs of any rust on the unit since I installed it. Don't know how they compaire to the locally sold Marine Air and the like, but I really do like the Flagship marine unit.
 
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