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Thread: In-boat cooler insulation
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12-14-2010, 12:45 PM #1
In-boat cooler insulation
Who has added additional insulation to the in-boat cooler and how did you do it? How were the results?
2016 Moomba Mojo
2006 Supra 24SSV - Traded
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12-14-2010, 01:02 PM #2
Do a search for that and you'll find more than a few threads with dismal results.
2007 Mobius LSV
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12-14-2010, 01:23 PM #3
yea i did a search, i was hoping to accumulate thoughts in one place and try to compare strategies. There has to be a solid solution.
2016 Moomba Mojo
2006 Supra 24SSV - Traded
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12-14-2010, 01:33 PM #4
Well i tried them all; foam, HVAC insulation, insulating blanket. All were a waste of time. I even HVAC insuled the seat bottom, nope. Finally put a small igloo marine cooler in the starboard locker, problem solved, more capacity and ice for days. The seat cooler is now small item storage.
On a side note i discovered when winterizing the boat that the under seat cooler had cracked on the bottom. It's made from plastic and i could seal the crack easily but i might just cut the damn thing out all together. Useless it is.
SC could easily make better coolers and for the life of me i can't figure why they don't.2007 Mobius LSV
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12-14-2010, 01:38 PM #5
Razz, where is your cooler? I think ours is in a different location than yours.
So none of the remedies yielded any noticeable results?
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12-14-2010, 02:05 PM #6
mine is the rigid plastic unit under the seat directly behind the drivers seat. believe most have it there. I gave up on it as a cooler after the first try. no drain and no insulation make it useless as a cooler. it does however work real well to keep the boat snacks in just incase something leaks/melts or spills. keeps it out of the carpet. that's what mine has evolved into..
'06 Supra Launch 20SSV-gone but never forgotten
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12-14-2010, 02:10 PM #7
Here's where the cooler is, see it?
Saw no real noticeable results, still had to add ice everyday. The only way i could see to get noticeable results would be to use liquid expanding foam but i wasn't doing that as it would be almost impossible to remove.2007 Mobius LSV
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12-14-2010, 02:10 PM #8
Sandm, your 20 has no drain? Mine had a drain that went into bilge. Our best method was corking the drain, laoding the cooler, and PACKING as MUCH ice as possible into it. When we just used 1 bag, it was always gone asap. Normally, 2 reg size bags and the cork would keep ice all day, not a ton, but enough to keep everything nice and cold.
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12-14-2010, 02:11 PM #9
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12-14-2010, 02:11 PM #10