Frigoboat Keel cooler placement on hull - 2011

 Debbie arriving home from work.

She is looking at the engine gauge door covers.

November - Currently at Marina Cortez Harbor Island, San Diego, CA

 When Debbie got home from work she changed and then got right into the port lazarette. She has been spending a lot of time there. Then she forgets and has some pain or cramps and wonders why, oh yeah it was the lazarette time. I know from being there myself that it can get mighty uncomfortable in a short time. That’s my excuse for Debbie to do the honors, I am too big. There is not a flat space there and your feet, legs, back and joints all get twisted into places you did not think they could. Then an hour later the cramps come on, oh why am I cramping, oh ya, dah.

 First, we cleaned out the stuff in the lazarette, swearing there needs to be another trip to the storage locker for this stuff.

 Debbie moved the evaporator plate tubing and 

coiled it by the aft part of the lazarette.

Then wire tied up the sensors and wiring for the  

Frigoboat refer\freezer.

 Debbie then measured for the 5’ feet max that the keel cooler (KC) can be from the compressor and decided on the best location possible for the KC that would protect it and keep it deep as possible. After some more debating she marked the spot and came out for air.

Ugly down there in the corner.

This is the corner by the fuel tank, refer wall and hull. It is a mess. The old engine exhaust hose used to run through that hole. There looks to be some kind of scupper below it. 

Hay, I see a leg.

Then there is the old engine ground to stern windlass cable. It needs pulling. Soon it will get pulled out and new stern windlass cables run. But it is refer time now so on with the KC.

In the Lazarette.

 

I see a foot.

 Debbie liked it so much she went back in to take some measurements and we marked off where the KC was on the cap rail so the boat yard would not put the straps there.

The KC spot.

 Now we are ready for the haul out.