I first became aware of Citimarine when the old 16,000 BTU Dometic air conditioner on my 1998 Catalina 380 failed during the pandemic. Air conditioning here in south Florida is necessity, not a luxury. Dometic did not have any replacements available anywhere due to supply chain issues. However, I found Citimarine by searching for marine air conditioners on the web. Citimarine sells drop-in replacements for Dometic self-contained units at a competitive price, and had them in stock for $1,900 plus tax. I purchased one for $1,900 plus tax right away and had my own technician install it for $1,030 in labor.
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