Saltwater Engel

[Kilroy]

I'm considering using my Engel 45 on a sailing trip on the FL Gulf Coast. Concerned with the saltwater tearing it up though. Anyone have experience with the corrosion resistance of the Engel? Thanks

 

[oldcj5guy]

Pull the outer shell off and paint any bare metal you see. Add dielectic grease to all of the open electric connections. Just my 2 cents worth.
Used to do the same stuff for a lot of my gear when I lived on a boat in San Diego. Learned the hard way.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Or wait for the new "Marine" inspired Engel to debut... it should be available in May/June, with plastice replacing alot of the metal shell of the older generation.

 

[Martyn]

Engel fridges were used by the sailing community long before the 4X4 and Expedition crowds started to use them. All the metal surfaces seem to be coated. The worst you would get would be an exterior build up of salts I would think.

 

[Bergger]

Or wait for the new "Marine" inspired Engel to debut... it should be available in May/June, with plastice replacing alot of the metal shell of the older generation.

Or look into getting a Waeco.

 

[Lynn]

I'm considering using my Engel 45 on a sailing trip...

Or wait for the new "Marine" inspired Engel to debut..

Or look into getting a Waeco.

OR use yours unaltered and have an excuse to upgrade if it corrodes!

 

[flyingwil]

This is an Engel from 1975 - and worked on a sailboat for 28 years.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Engel fridges were used by the sailing community long before the 4X4 and Expedition crowds started to use them. All the metal surfaces seem to be coated. The worst you would get would be an exterior build up of salts I would think.

Agreed, but according to Paul and Engel the new 40 unit is designed to prevent such problems. I'm not near an ocean, so none of my customers have had any sort of corrosion issues

 

[Martyn]

Agreed, but according to Paul and Engel the new 40 unit is designed to prevent such problems. I'm not near an ocean, so none of my customers have had any sort of corrosion issues

Yeah, there isn't much that salt is going to do to plastic, that's for sure. But I never heard of a portable fridge going bad from salt air either, and I spent part of my adventuring youth doing yacht deliveries and crewing.

Total submersion is an other story, but it never stopped them for working.

 

[Michael Slade]

Agreed, but according to Paul and Engel the new 40 unit is designed to prevent such problems. I'm not near an ocean, so none of my customers have had any sort of corrosion issues

Ummm...Kurt I hate to point out when someone is wrong. You are indeed near an ocean...America's Inland Sea is also known as the Great Salt Lake.

I've been using my Engel's out there for years, and although I'm not actually *on* the lake, I'm really close to it and the truck gets blasted with sea foam quite a bit. Fridge has had no problems and no contact with salt, so it may be a stretch to compare the two working conditions.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Ummm...Kurt I hate to point out when someone is wrong. You are indeed near an ocean...America's Inland Sea is also known as the Great Salt Lake.

I've been using my Engel's out there for years, and although I'm not actually *on* the lake, I'm really close to it and the truck gets blasted with sea foam quite a bit. Fridge has had no problems and no contact with salt, so it may be a stretch to compare the two working conditions.

Duely noted Michael, I seem to forget about that great lake all too often The thing about the GSL as well as the surrounding desert is the concentration of the salt, insanely high. And if anyone would know about the effects of being in the area... it would be you

 

[Michael Slade]

Duely noted Michael, I seem to forget about that great lake all too often The thing about the GSL as well as the surrounding desert is the concentration of the salt, insanely high. And if anyone would know about the effects of being in the area... it would be you

Hey when are we going to get together and have lunch? I'm in Riverton. I can stare at Sandy from my front porch.

 

[Tucson T4R]

Hey when are we going to get together and have lunch? I'm in Riverton. I can stare at Sandy from my front porch.

Hey, who is Sandy and why are you staring at her? :Astrologist:

 

[SLOwag]

Or wait for the new "Marine" inspired Engel to debut... it should be available in May/June, with plastice replacing alot of the metal shell of the older generation.

Any advance specs on the weight? It has to be lighter....

 

[Martyn]

Any advance specs on the weight? It has to be lighter....

There is a thread on the 40 with all the specs on it somewhere.