<< >The land fridge is not designed to stay closed at extreme angles. They are >also very heavy, and difficult to secure properly. Having one come loose in >rough water would not improve the situation. >> Mine is bolted top and bottom to the cabinet using steel "L"s. When underway, the door is kept closed with a brass barrel lock from Home Depot. I've seen others use screen door hooks. Food moves around inside underway but no more than any marine fridge. Still, it is best to keep it well packed to stop movement and to prevent cold loss when the door is opened. All fridges benefit from good ventilation. If you are mounting in a cabinet, install a 'muffin' fan behind it to help with heat removal. Al Johnson 34' Marine Trader "Angelina"

At 05:08 PM 5/13/03 EDT, you wrote: ><< >The land fridge is not designed to stay closed at extreme angles. They >are > >also very heavy, and difficult to secure properly. Having one come loose in > >rough water would not improve the situation. >> > > >Mine is bolted top and bottom to the cabinet using steel "L"s. When underway, >the door is kept closed with a brass barrel lock from Home Depot. I've seen >others use screen door hooks. > >Food moves around inside underway but no more than any marine fridge. Still, >it is best to keep it well packed to stop movement and to prevent cold loss >when the door is opened. > >All fridges benefit from good ventilation. If you are mounting in a cabinet, >install a 'muffin' fan behind it to help with heat removal. > >Al Johnson ========================================================== Do not buy the type where the condensing unit cools through the cabinet, get the type that has a fan forced air condenser coil and you won't need any other fans. For any fridge as you use up the product in the fridge and freezer fill the empty area with balloons and closed tupperware to make more of the cold air chill the product instead of running around an empty box.............. . Captain Al Pilvinis "M/V Driftwood"--Prairie 47 2630 N.E. 41st Street Lighthouse Point, Fl 33064-8064 Voice 954-941-2556 Fax 954 788-2666 Email yourcaptain@earthlink.net Website http://home.earthlink.net/~yourcaptain