The insulating sponge/foam material surrounding the icebox on my 1974 CD25 is soaked through, the top of the icebox serves as the companionway step, the icebox drains into the bilge and the bilge has no pumpout setup. So here are my questions to other CD25 owners: (1) is there an effective way of drying out the insulating material; (2) are you using the icebox as an icebox or have you converted it to some other use - if so, what do you use for an icebox; (3) how is your boat set up to pump out the bilge?
I'll take this opportunity to thank you in advance for any input provided and to thank those of you who have responded to my previous inquiries (e.g. mast/deck light bulbs - still haven't figured this one out yet - and other sundry issues.) Best regards.
John
s/v Tenshi.
jlreizian@snet.net
Ice Boxes and Bilges - CD 25
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Jim Stull
Re: Ice Boxes and Bilges - CD 25
Hi JohnJohn Reizian wrote: The insulating sponge/foam material surrounding the icebox on my 1974 CD25 is soaked through, the top of the icebox serves as the companionway step, the icebox drains into the bilge and the bilge has no pumpout setup. So here are my questions to other CD25 owners: (1) is there an effective way of drying out the insulating material; (2) are you using the icebox as an icebox or have you converted it to some other use - if so, what do you use for an icebox; (3) how is your boat set up to pump out the bilge?
I'll take this opportunity to thank you in advance for any input provided and to thank those of you who have responded to my previous inquiries (e.g. mast/deck light bulbs - still haven't figured this one out yet - and other sundry issues.) Best regards.
John
s/v Tenshi.
IMHO, I think draining iceboxes, showers, sinks etc into the bilge is a dumb idea! Also the the factory box is too small and too poorly insulated for anything more than short term use! We use ours for tool storage and have a hi quality icebox for food.
For bilge pumpout we have an electric pump in the bilge as well as a hi volume Whale manual pump which can be operated from the cockpit.
Jim
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Bettb@macomb.cc.mi.us
Re: Ice Boxes and Bilges - CD 25
Hi John:
The icebox on my 77 cd25 will hold a block of ice for a couple days. Since I'm almost always in port at night thats not a problem. I think the only insulation on mine is a little piece of foam board someone stuck on the underside of the lid. The CD25 came with no bilge pump. One should be installed. The bilge has a sump. It is below and just aft of the icebox. In the 77 model they glassed over the sump. I crawled in the cockpit locker and cut a hole through what appears to be the bottom of the boat (you know it's not because there's a keel down there). The sump is quite deep. I ran about 18" of 1.25" pvc pipe down there. I attached a strainer at the bottom and a hose at the top. The hose goes to a pump (the Whale urchan that Practical Sailor Thinks so wll of), installed through the locker. The hose exits into the laserette through the access hole.
Pumping the bilge dry with this rig is a matter of four or five strokes.
Bruce Bett
Sostenuto
CD25 #496
The icebox on my 77 cd25 will hold a block of ice for a couple days. Since I'm almost always in port at night thats not a problem. I think the only insulation on mine is a little piece of foam board someone stuck on the underside of the lid. The CD25 came with no bilge pump. One should be installed. The bilge has a sump. It is below and just aft of the icebox. In the 77 model they glassed over the sump. I crawled in the cockpit locker and cut a hole through what appears to be the bottom of the boat (you know it's not because there's a keel down there). The sump is quite deep. I ran about 18" of 1.25" pvc pipe down there. I attached a strainer at the bottom and a hose at the top. The hose goes to a pump (the Whale urchan that Practical Sailor Thinks so wll of), installed through the locker. The hose exits into the laserette through the access hole.
Pumping the bilge dry with this rig is a matter of four or five strokes.
Bruce Bett
Sostenuto
CD25 #496
John Reizian wrote: The insulating sponge/foam material surrounding the icebox on my 1974 CD25 is soaked through, the top of the icebox serves as the companionway step, the icebox drains into the bilge and the bilge has no pumpout setup. So here are my questions to other CD25 owners: (1) is there an effective way of drying out the insulating material; (2) are you using the icebox as an icebox or have you converted it to some other use - if so, what do you use for an icebox; (3) how is your boat set up to pump out the bilge?
I'll take this opportunity to thank you in advance for any input provided and to thank those of you who have responded to my previous inquiries (e.g. mast/deck light bulbs - still haven't figured this one out yet - and other sundry issues.) Best regards.
John
s/v Tenshi.
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Greg Phillps
Re: Ice Boxes and Bilges - CD 25
John, In the process of removing the interior and liner of my cd25 I weighed pieces of any significant size. I was shocked to find that my ice box weighed in at a hefty 70 lbs. In its place I glassed in short frames to a point approximately 6 inches forward of the companionway threshold and thus built a small plywood platform for a cooler/step combo. I'm not advocating "gutting" your interior as I did but it seems I can recall the icebox came out easily. If I can help further e-mail me. Greg Phillps s/v LINDA LOU #469
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