Aristo-cat II is equipped with dockside air-conditioning only, you must be connected to shore power. The control panel for the unit is located in the aft port cabin on the forward bulkhead.

The control panel is simple to operate.

The boat is setup with only one air-conditioning unit, however the ducting can be switched from main salon to cabins. In the forward starboard cabin, in the left lower cabinet is a set of hoses. – see below.

The two black handles that are sticking up control which ducts get air. In this photo all the ducts are getting air, this is not very efficient. One knob should be at 90 degrees to the pipe and the other parallel. You can feel the air from the duct in the cabin to determine if you have this set correctly.

If the air-conditioning is not cooling, then the raw water strainer may be clogged. This strainer is located in the port forward cabin under the berth. There is a hidden sub floor that must also be lifted.

From this photo the strainer is at the bottom. Turn the unit off first. Before you remove the strainer the thru hull fitting must be closed or you will flood the boat. One the thru hull is closed, remove and clean the strainer. Return the strainer, open the thru hull, check for leaks and restart the unit. You can check the overboard output by looking between the hulls on starboard side.

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