[Public-list] insulating the ice box

David Parkes davidparkes at ns.aliantzinc.ca
Thu Sep 7 17:56:46 PDT 2006


Good plan.  By the way, in my original message for "moralised insulation" 
read "metalised insulation", i.e. reflective.

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>I did that; and for the same reason.  I glued a reflective and
> insulative layer of motor box insulation to the face adjoining the
> engine compartment.  I would also like to put in a metal heat sheild on
> the riser and elbow.
>
> Gord #426
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "David Parkes" <davidparkes at ns.aliantzinc.ca>
> To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at alberg30.org>
> Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 21:23:01 -0300
> Subject: Re: [Public-list] insulating the ice box
>
>> During the trip on "Sapphira" we noticed that the ice box worked well
>> while
>> sailing but poorly while motoring (we motored a lot on the Richelieu
>> River).
>> If I were to keep the boat I would install moralised insulation in the
>> engine compartment between the exhaust elbow and the wall of the ice
>> box.
>> David Parkes
>> Alberg 30 #417.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "David Terrell" <DTERRELL at message.nmc.edu>
>> To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 3:30 PM
>> Subject: [Public-list] insulating the ice box
>>
>>
>> >I am interested in improving my ice box this winter. I have read the
>> > maintenance manual and looked up the topic on the web site under
>> several
>> > headings and churned up additonial material. Having done that it
>> would
>> > help to have further  ( any maybe more recent ) descriptions of  how
>> > people have upgraded their ice boxes by improving the insulation.
>> >
>> > I am also interested in hearing from those who have installed
>> > regrigation as well. It seems to me that doing this would only make
>> > sense if one had fixed the insulatiioin problem first.
>> >
>> > Finally, Ray Marks (august 1984) said that his insulation job
>> improved
>> > the function of the ice box but speculated that if the whole box were
>> > taken apart, a better job could be done. Has anyone taken this route?
>> If
>> > so, how was the task accomplished? with what results?
>> >
>> > Thanks fro any and all help.
>> >
>> > David, 432
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