46 foot maxum refrigerator? - Maxum Boat Owners Club

hammer time · 11-15-2011, 11:13 PM

Hey there folks. The wife and I purchased a 46 Maxum. she is in pretty good shape she just needs a little TLC. Refrigerator is not cooling. The green light is on but she's not getting cold. Any advice? Or toss it and get a new. Thanks Jimmy

seapuppy · 11-15-2011, 11:32 PM

jimmy
welcome to the zoo...if it's the upright standard type of fridge..they can be repaired...it obviously has to come out..if the light is on...then it's getting power....I believe there is an inline fuse that is located in the back side of the fridge...I'd check there....now if it's just an old fridge...It might be advantagious to get a new one that fits that dimension....
hopefully one of our bigger boaters will chime in......

SP

hammer time · 11-16-2011, 12:07 AM

thanks. jimmy

pascavone · 11-16-2011, 12:38 AM

you do know that the refrigrator will run off of your 12v batteries, when not connected to shore power.

If your pluged into shore, check the ref breaker in the main panel and then see if it cools.

It might just be on stand by if your 12v batteries are low, us'in in the 30 foot class got those fancy meat coolers too!

pascavone · 11-16-2011, 12:57 AM

not to change topics, but an curious what boat you came from before buying the maxum?

up or down in size, and what maker? What year is your 46?
Is a 46 an ocean going vessel?

this 42 they cannot give away, been listed over a year.

http://newyork.craigslist.org/lgi/boa/2661771085.html

hammer time · 11-16-2011, 01:37 AM

I am a Marine contractor. And all of my boats push big barges. So if it doesn't have an excavator with piling and rock on it I'm in the dark. I guess you could say for my personal boat I have got a 26 6 World cat. Thanks for the info I have tried everything AC and DC. I'll have another look and see if I've missed anything. the boat we purchased is a 2000 model. And I guess you could say she is an ocean going vessel not a lot of range she only holds 419 gallons of fuel. Sad but true it is a buyers market for boats specially big ones we got a really good deal on her. Jimmy

shrew · 11-16-2011, 03:43 PM

46 Ft Maxum Refrigerator??!!! WOW that is a BIG Fridge!!

JK, Welcome aboard.

brianwill · 11-18-2011, 04:00 AM

I pulled the Norcold and replaced it with a 5.9 cu/ft Sanyo. The Sanyo is frost-free, has a light in it, cools better, has lasted twice as long as the Norcold and cost 1/4 the price.

Brian

hammer time · 11-18-2011, 01:29 PM

Hey there, thanks for the info. Where did you get your Sanyo? I'm thinking about replacing my NorCold with something else. Did you have to do any modifying?

Jimmy

biggerseagar · 11-18-2011, 02:13 PM

Welcome to the web.............I had a friend that replaced his Norcold with a Tundra brand.....He got it off E-Bay maybe another option..........

http://www.dometicenviro.com/mariner...tor/frige.html

Good Luck

Roger

brianwill · 11-20-2011, 03:31 AM

I got the Sanyo online from Costco for under $200. That was about 7 years ago and I haven't had any trouble with it.

Brian

hammer time · 11-23-2011, 02:26 AM

Hey thanks for the info. Jimmy

Thomtyler · 08-07-2021, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by hammer time

Hey there, thanks for the info. Where did you get your Sanyo? I'm thinking about replacing my NorCold with something else. Did you have to do any modifying?

Jimmy

Please - can you share what you learned when you removed the fridge? I am having a hard time pulling it forward from the mounting cabinet. I removed the doors, and all the screws on the front... can't pull it out.

dbriceno · 08-10-2021, 07:32 PM

I replaced mine with a stainless steel model from Lowes for $300 delivered right to the boat (old one removed) (both lifted over the sink). I had to trim the opening to get a nice custom fit. Of course, it only runs on 110V but so does the ice maker. Keep searching for that board or whatever that is holding down the fridge. I forget how I removed mine.