Our old Norcold 6.5 cubic foot front load refrigerator was slowly on it’s way to the graveyard. Mind you, it was at least 10 years old, so it’s hard to blame Norcold. The 12v board burned out, so we were running it on an inverter. We couldn’t get parts for such an old model. We noticed the seals were leaking causing excessive frost build up. It was using at least double the power it should. We determined it was past due for a replacement.
Finding a Frugal Boater alternative
After looking at direct replacements from Norcold and others we found it hard to justify $1400 – $2500 for a 6.5 cubic foot refrigerator. It was time to get creative.
After lots of measuring and internet shopping we found that 9.9 cubic foot home refrigerators had a pretty standard form factor and would just barely fit the space we had. We spent a lot of time measuring, planning and calculating.
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