The truth about the ice box.

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I don't need to give the procedures since that is in the manual, but I thought it was interesting to see how it was put together.

After I removed the teak trim, and the door I pried the top off (nailed on) and there was a 1" Styrofoam panel under it. (note the wasps nests, thankfully empty).

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Since I was not going to follow the same path as the manual, I wanted to preserve the inside bulkhead of the icebox. I removed the laminate from the front, which exposed the screw heads.

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Here is the insulation behind the front. Now, if this were it I would not think too much of it. The design goes on.....

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I thought I had gotten a couple more pictures between the last one ans here but I guess I was too into it.

Basically, there were teak cleats screwed EVERYWHERE. Under the box, was a layer of foam, and an air layer built of 3 layers of plywood, and cleats.

The week spots seem to be the doors (as Steve identified in the thread on his conversion from ice box to reefer).

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THis will be patched, and made fair.

Note how thick glass in the corner of the cabin liner is!

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Here it is with the original base in place. I will not be using it, except as a pattern but it gives a good idea of the size of table.

Just right for the manual!


I am leaving the side of the old ice box (inboard) to partition the space. It should keep the pots and pans from sliding ALL the way across the counter..... At least I hope.

[CapnK]

Excellent photo-series, Craig, thanks for showing us your icebox's demise. Did you have to take 1, 2, or more deep breaths before you started the destruction? Your new Manual table looks good, and is a great size for nav work. I really like the space you opened up there. I'm now pondering alternative icebox solutions to what I was thinking before.

Is it surprising to anyone else that the styrofoam, environmentally protected by a sheath of plywood, formica, and teak cleats, looks almost as good as new, even though it's *40'ish years old*? (Perhaps I need to sheath myself in plywood, to preserve what precious little is left of my youth. Yeah, that'll bring the ladies runnin'...) You read about how long that type of material takes to degrade, but these pics offer proof positive. Our landfills will be great sources of knowledge about our lives and boating habits for people (or something else) far in the future.

Last question, Craig - are you going to put the purple magazine rack on eBay, or let us bid on it amongst ourselves here?