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My icebox has two aluminum rails on either side near the top, which suggests that there was originally a hanging basket or two to keep food out of the meltwater at the bottom. Does anyone know a source for baskets that will fit my Mark II?
Re: Basket for the icebox-- I found that the basket on rails limlted placement of food items and put everything in one bin at the top where it was warmest.
A better solution is three smaller nesting, plastic mesh baskets-- one for meat items, one for veggies, one for dairy products. (If, sometimes, you need only one or two baskets, you "nest" the other(s). The baskets sit on the level spot you've made by the carefully stacking the canned beer right next to the ice blocks.
This simplifies the search for any one item ("the butter's in the blue one, dear") and allows arranging the contents of the icebox more effectively--meat right on the ice, veggies higher etc.
Clare Jordan- Aragorn
I have to offer support for Clare's suggestion. I only use the stock tray as a place to hold plates ,etc. If you want to hang a tray call South Shore Yachts at the outside chance that they may have a source. Also if you like to spend time in the shop you might find a plastic basket that is slightly undersized and fit a plastic edge made of cutting board matrerial to each end to hang on the rail.
Mike M
SV Wind Horse
#375
Galveston, Tx
Mike M
SV Wind Horse
#375
Galveston, Tx
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I recently removed my ice box, and have the "basket" that came with it, Possibly I could be coerced to part with it LOL. Write to wbstx aol. There is a whole lot of wasted storage space under there!
Warren Smith (AKA Tropical Warren)
Serendipity
Galveston Bay, Texas
I also have the plastic basket that goes in the icebox and I have no need for it, it's yours if you want it. I competitively race the paint off of my Mark II C&C and I find that the basket that goes in the ice box gets in the way of the beer and ice that is desperately needed to quench the thirst of my dedicated crew <img src="emoticons/icon_smile.gif">
Hi Warren-- I remeber you saying that you were doing some surgery on your icebox and your recent comment " There is a whole lot of wasted storage space under there!" has prompted me to ask you if it would be worth pulling off that front cabinetry, in order to place more insulation into that 'wasted space' ??
Clare Jordan
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Clare,
Unfortunately, I don't think you can just pull off the front cabinetry - it's screwed into the bulkheads from the inside. The icebox is screwed into the top from underneath, and the top is screwed in from underneath. A 4" high midget with 36" long snake-like arms is required, he has to crawl in through the access hole where the drain hole is located. Otherwise, yes insulation would help keep the ice longer. Even in this climate, I would forget that exercise unless I had to replace the top anyway. Also, once the top is destroyed and off - there isn't enough room to lift the ice box up and out. In my case I planned to lower the countertop height to fit in a microwave anyway, so I just pulled the front panel straight up and tore it loose from the screws. I had to trim the bottom off 1.5 inches anyway.
Short version: If you want to disassemble the area - choose either the top or the cabinet face to demolish - if not both.
I don't need the hugh ice chest, so I am installing one that occupies the back half of the area, the fwd part becomes storage. I have pictures if you like.
Instant foam might do the trick, but I can not imagine reliable success with it unless you turn your boat turtle . . .
Warren Smith (AKA Tropical Warren)
Serendipity
Galveston Bay, Texas
Warren,
I might take you up on that. What are the dimensions? Although I have a racing background, I bought the boat as a retirement toy trainer, and have been cruising it. It was a beater, but with a sound hull and workable sails. I am slowly going through all the systems and doing the maintenance the previous owner neglected to do while he raced it.
Tom Trump
Mon Amour is ashore
Your free, just pay shipping, write to me at wbstx@aol.com
Warren Smith (AKA Tropical Warren)
Serendipity
Galveston Bay, Texas
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