Lorne, I have a Novacool unit that came with the boat, not sure if it is original or not. On mine, the evaporator is on the settee side and the compressor is under the settee right next to the refrigerator compartment. I agree with Kevin's statement that the 30-2's are pretty well insulated. I keep ice in my freezer without issues, and food and beer stay cold in the refrigerator section. It's night and day compared to my 70's Catalina 27 that had an icebox with a wooden lid and no insulation anywhere! Regards, Jim ReinardyC&C 30-2 "Firewater"Milwaukee, WI
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 18:33:38 -0600 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List How good is the ice box? 1988 30MkII From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com CC: lorne.se...@gmail.com 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like > what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions > are greatly appreciated! Robert Boyer s/v Rainy Days C&C Landfall 38, Hull #230 2501 Boston Street Mailbox #505 Baltimore, MD 21224 _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated! _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated! _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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