Lorne, The ice box isn't going to be accessible after you cut a hole
through for your refridgerant lines. If you want to insulate before your
install its possible. Start by removing the lid, then remove the gasket that
the lid rests on. Under the gasket you will see that the box is screwed in all
around from the top so it should lift out. I'm not sure how they attached the
drain at the bottom at the factory because I see no access to it.
Al RheaumeDrumroll 30-2 #90
From: Lorne Serpa via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Lorne Serpa <lorne.se...@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 8:33 PM
Subject: Re: Stus-List How good is the ice box? 1988 30MkII
Sweet, thanks. I have an isotherm sitting in a box to install.
Where did you put the compressor and where did you put the evaporator? I plan
to put the evaporator vertical against the side closest to the sink. Any tip
on install? On Jun 21, 2016 5:56 PM, "Kevin Driscoll via CnC-List"
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
The 30-2's have are reasonably well insulated and do have an insulated lid like
the other Rob Ball boats. I personally wouldn't go tearing into the cabinetry
until after you install the refrigeration unit and see how it does, especially
since you'll be on shore power.
Our Isotherm does quite fine. The cooling setting goes from 1-10. We keep ours
at 1.5, which keeps food frozen in the freezer compartment. At setting 2 the
entire reefer begins to freeze!
Lorne, wait for other 30-2 members to weigh in. 60's and 70's boats are very
different than late 80's / early 90's boats.
On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 4:27 PM Robert Boyer via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
Our old boats were not designed for refrigeration. You will definitely need
more insulation from what was originally supplied with the boat. In fact, if
you look at the interior ceiling of your icebox, there is no insulation at all
there unless a previous owner added some. There are a lot of discussions about
converting the old ice boxes to refrigeration on this forum.
Bob
> On Jun 21, 2016, at 7:16 PM, Lorne Serpa via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
> wrote:
>
> I'm converting to a fridge/icebox for live aboard. I'm wondering if I need
> to spray some more foam somehow around the outside of the box.
> How thick or good is the factory insulation?
> Thanks
>
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