J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum The Boat, Sails and Equipment Icebox Rebuild

Wow, I can't believe I started cutting up my icebox 6 months ago, and have been planning this project for longer. I really need to make more progress on things!

That said, the icebox project advanced quite a bit this weekend. All cutting is done. The interior liner is completely gone, and the hatch has been removed and discarded. Check it out:

Looking outboard:



Looking inboard:



And from the top:



Next steps: extract all the old foam insulation and clean out the box interior. Once that's done, I will measure thoroughly and build a computer model of the box, to figure out what assortment of VIPs I need to order.

As for the top, I plan on carving out the middle layer of balsa enough to insert boards (or FRP maybe) into the groove and make the foundation upon which I will rest a new "top" for the box. Underneath this will be 2" of insulation, of course.