Thanks. The more I look at it the messier it gets. I'm on a mooring and live on solar power so this has to be better than what I could do by shooting foam into empty space between the inset and the cabinet. I know that I have a moulded insert like Dennis describes. I know this because when I got the boat (years ago), it was loose and rattling around in the cabinetry. I fixed it (oh why, why?) by gluing with 5200 along the flange and clamping to the counter top. The counter top is 1/2 ply with a laminate surface (no insulation, none, nada) and is probably screwed on the edges to the rest of the underlying cabinet. The screws are, I suspect, hidden underneath the laminate. I'm leaning toward cutting the countertop all the way around near the edge then replace after insulating from above. Of course the ice-box extends beyond and underneath the side locker so a significant piece of vertical teak ply cabinetry will need to be removed .... Much to ponder!
On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 2:12 PM, Lee Youngblood via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Hi David, > > When I insulated the ice box in our C&C 27, I couldn’t imagine pulling it > all apart. I drilled a rows of holes where I would later rivet in an > aluminum 1/2’ "angle iron”, and used the two-part foam from Tab Plastic. > They have a unit you wear, and mixing tips - buy several. Months of > stewing, careful drilling, and I poked and discovered lots of empty space, > and about an inch of dried course insulation, sorta like that used for > flower arranging. The foam was injected in a few minutes, easy part of the > job, and our ice lasted for over a week. I built a clear plastic shelf > with air-holes to keep the food out of the ice water, and we had a good > time cruising Barkely Sound. > > Don’t make it such a project you can’t be sailing. . . > 2 cents, Lee > > > On Jan 25, 2017, at 10:07 37AM, Dennis C. via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > David, > > Did you read this? http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/doityourself/refrigeration > > > Don't know how the reefer cabinetry in your 33-1 is made but in my 35-1 > it's a large molded insert. Removing the fiddle rails just exposed the top > of the molded insert. There was no joint under the rails. My buddy with a > sister boat pulled the rails and cut the countertop under the rails to > remove the icebox in order to add insulation. > > Depending on how your icebox is made, I'd think long and hard before > tackling adding insulation. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > On Jan 24, 2017 5:00 PM, "David Paine via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > >> Someone stop me before I go too far .... >> >> I'd like to rebuild/insulate the ice box on my C&C 33-1 in preparation >> for the installation of a AB cold machine that I acquired recently. To to >> insulate properly, I am going to have to pull the ice box cabinet apart >> and possibly create and install a new, smaller, box with actual insulation. >> The teak joinery (miters and the like) on the top of the cabinet (the >> fiddles) and around the sink look really tight and good so, if possible, >> I'd like to save those and do this as non-destructively as possible. I've >> noticed that much of the woodwork in these boats is held in place with >> corroded Robertson head brass screws and I expect to find those beneath the >> plugs on the teak trim. Other than that, how the cabinet box is held >> together is a mystery to me. Any suggestions and experience (woeful and >> otherwise) would be much appreciated! >> >> Best, >> >> David >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you >> wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: >> https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> All Contributions are greatly appreciated! >> >> _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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