[Public-List] Top loading ice box

[Gordon Laco]

Hi Kris - 

What did you find Whitby Boatworks had used as insulation when she was
built?

Gord #426

PS will I see you at the Great Lakes Alberg Assoc dinner next week?


On 09/01/12 12:42 PM, "Kris Coward" <kris at melon.org> wrote:

> 
> Yep, but I was remodelling the entire galley, so I was able to be a
> touch more brutal with screws that had rusted in place and were much
> happier to shear off than unscrew, etc. I still saved almost all of the
> original material for reuse, but there were definitely some nasty bits.
> 
> I don't remember there having been any screws holding the counter in
> place which were screwed into the plywood before the laminate was glued
> on (but that was around 5-6 years ago now), so it should just be a
> matter of drilling out the plugs over the screws in the teak trim,
> unscrewing the screws that'll come out (you might need a robertson
> screwdriver for them), grinding the rest down to whatever it's screwed
> into, and lifting the countertop out. My recollection is that all the
> screws are either screwed in at the forward end of the port cockpit
> locker, or through the grab rail at the forward edge of the counter (and
> that little corner where it jogs back to the companionway). YMMV.
> 
> Cheers,
> Kris
> 
> On Mon, Jan 09, 2012 at 11:55:13AM -0500, Mike Lehman wrote:
>> Has anyone ever removed the counter top on the top loading ice box on the
>> liner style boats. I am considering this project to insulate the ice box and
>> I am looking for advice from someone that has done this job in the past.
>> 
>> Mike Lehman
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