1.18.2011

More icebox excitement

True.....how exciting can an Icebox be?
For effect, imagine you were a hundred years back in time and you told someone that you could make ice from sunshine and wind. ( solar panels and wind generators).....now that would be more exciting.

Here's the box with the last round of glassing which makes her 100 percent part of the integrity of the boat. The location of the unit actually provides structure to the cabin bulkhead itself and if I ever get blue water smashing against the outer cabin bulkhead, I'm confident that this unit will act as a dresser drawer against a door knob.

All the box components are now bonded together and peel ply was used to minimize the sanding required to prep the sides for a caramelized bamboo veneer that I have chosen as a final finish.  The top work surface will be covered with "Wilson Art" bottle glass Formica and once the insides are glossed over with white epoxy, I'll load it with the works: condenser, compressor, keel cooler, and a spill-over thermostat for the refrigerator portion.  


I've chosen a 40 inch condenser plate and followed the instructions to bend 3 in. dia corners so that it can be mounted inside the ice box so that it will allow one half of the box to be a freezer and the other half the fridge.. Note the keel cooler on the left.

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