[Public-list] insulating the ice box

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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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