[Public-list] ice box insulation in liner boats

[J Bergquist]

John-

after you ripped out your icebox, what exactly did you do with that space?

J

On 3/5/07, JohnI <a30blueteal at gmail.com> wrote:
> I found a similar configuration on #284 (no liner). There's a great space
> there if you rip out the icebox.
>
> On 3/2/07, John Boor <mahseer at kos.net> wrote:
> >
> > When I removed my ice box on a non lined boat I found the insulation to be
> > high density foam about 1in thick with an outer glass cloth layer I also
> > found the bottom to be completely saturated in water even though it looked
> > dry.  Use a moisture meter to check for wetness.  I could find no way to
> > check the outer edge of the box when insitue but did notice the whole box
> > was a drop in unit ( I suspect this was done before the deck was
> > installed) with space all arround the outside this space varied depending
> > on location.
> >
> > John Boor
> > MAHSEER #380
> >
> > > Two questions:
> > >
> > > 1. Does anyone know how thick the foam insulation is in sides of the
> > > ice box? I have been able to see the foam from the bottom - it appears
> > > to be in good condition, but it is hard to see how much space Whitby
> > > provided for the foam to be sprayed into.
> > >
> > > 2. Is there a practical way to look at the space between the port side
> > > of the box and the hull?
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