[Public-list] insulating the ice box

[Rod Symmes]

Oh,  thanks for that  explanation..........I was trying to figure out how reading a sermon to your insulation would help it's performance.  (-:
To the boat,  perhaps.........but the insulation ?????

Cheers,    Rod

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: David Parkes 
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  Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 8:56 PM
  Subject: Re: [Public-list] insulating the ice box


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

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: <mainstay at csolve.net>
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  Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 9:29 PM
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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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