Ice Shelf in Cooler

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ksidener

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I've just landed my dream boat a 22" cruiser and notice the ice shelf in the cooler is not connected to the drain tube that takes the melted water to the bilge is not connected. I'm assuming the jagged edge on the bottom of the ice shelf that is particulartly short, used to have a 90 degree elbow that is intended to join with the clear plastic line that runs to the bilge.

Does any one who has ripped out their cooler have an intact ice shelf with a 90 degree elbow in it and would like to sell it, please let me know. I'm in the market.

Thanks,
Kelly
 
The problem is that the "bilge" is the cabin floor--and you will be running the ice drain water onto the cabin floor--not a good idea. Unless you take and put the drain into some sump--I would think you can put a small connector into the drain hole of the ice shelf.

We just used our "cooler" for bread and other soft goods. The insullation is not very good, the door seals are pretty well shot by now etc...I think that few folks use them as coolers--and many are taken out.
 
Thanks Bob,

There is a clear plastic line that runs from the back of the cooler back to the sump just under the bulkhead to stern under the starboard window. this would in theory keep the drain from going into the cabin floor. I really only think we'd use the cooler for drinks on day trips etc..

Our dory is mostly for getting from Vancouver Island to DeCourcy Island where our cabin is and we use a regular ice chest to transport our cool food stuff to the cabin.

Cheers,

Kelly
 
Thanks for clarifying; our 1992 didn't have a sump. We kept all of our food and drinks in ice chests--even in the newer boats we still do this with a small "personal cooler".
 
We have the ice box and agree it does not have good insulation. We purchased one of the soft side coolers that just fits snug in the ice box and that works great for us. On more than day trips we also carry a larger
5-day cooler with ice.
 
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