I made a cardboard template of the underside of the counter, and cut a piece of two-inch closed cell foam to match. I glued that to the underside of the counter. I also drilled a hole between my stove and the icebox, and injected foam into the hole. This didn't fill all the space around the icebox, but it did add to the insulation already there.
Alan Bergen 1984 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 6:07 AM, Rick Brass via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > My question is primarily directed at the 38-2 owners on the list, but > might also be appropriate for owners of other mid 70s boats. > > > > Have you added insulation around the ice box on your boat, and how? > > > > Deconstructing the cabinets, counter, and dish storage cabinet aft of the > ice box is way more project than I want to tackle (plus I’d undoubtedly > screw up all that teak. > > > > Access through the little cabinet door under the three silverware drawers > is miserable. I can basically get one arm into the space, or I can get my > head in – so I can see a bit but only have limited ability to work in the > space under the counter. And I don’t see and obvious or easy way to remove > the structure that supports the drawers to increase the access. > > > > There are surprisingly large spaces between the outside of the ice box and > the surrounding bulkheads, as much as 6” or more in some places, so spray > in foam does not seem a practical alternative. > > > > About the only practical alternative I see is to add foam to the inside of > the box and glass it over. > > > > I could profit from your experiences and suggestions. > > > > Rick Brass > > *Imzadi *C&C 38 mk 2 > > *la Belle Aurore *C&C 25 mk1 > > Washington, NC > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www. > paypal.me_stumurray&d=DwICAg&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN > 0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=9w3G7Cf8YfQnrjmtuNxwDJYr3JMv9f1pAfgAJ9xXYQQ&m= > czXkjJILYgg5ipC6OWDoQq_2WwBGZTDH_H_qfAYj0CM&s=JFPyYNuN5YIRtrxILL_ > WqFk6Vx2JZX1wx2I1sGcAwt0&e= > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > -- Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR
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