E. INTERIOR


ICEBOX INSULATION

The standard iceboxes in the Westsail boats were made from a molded fiberglass liner, in which 2" to 3" of urethane foam was attached to the outside of the liner, then it was set into the plywood cabinet. On later boats, Westsail went to spraying the liner with urethane foam, letting it grow and cure, then shaving off the excess to fit into the cabinet. The top of the counter around the box is 1/2" plywood, covered with formica, and was not normally in-sulated. The lids were usually plywood, without insulation, or a molded plastic insert, filled with foam, and attached to the lid. The insulation on the boxes was fairly good, however for a proper refrigeration system, additional insulation usually needs to be installed. If it is used carefully, spray cans of insulating foam can be used to fill in the voids, or use pieces of block foam, and fill around them with the spray can foam, and cover them with formica for the internal surface.


INSULATION FOR HULL AND CABIN

For a truly comfortable boat in both extremely hot and cold climates, it is important to insulate the hull and inside the bulwarks to prevent condensation in cold weather, and keep the boat cooler in hot weather. When the heat from the cabin gets up into the cold bulwark, the moisture condenses into water droplets and runs down the hull side. The bulwarks should be insulated using pink fiberglass insulation that is available at any building supply store. For insulation of the hull sides, and inside all of the lockers, we use a closed cell polyethylene insulation, 1/4" thick, skinned on both sides. It goes by the trade name of Volan 5A or Ethafoam.


PROPANE TANK LOCATION

A discussion on the various locations that a propane tank can be installed on the boats. We have also had a number of owners call about converting their Shipmate kerosene stove to use with propane. Shipmate used to have these kits available, as they made the stoves with various burners, using the same stainless steel shell. We have one possible solution to the conversion question.



WESTSAIL SERVICE MANUAL TOPICS

A. MAST AND RIGGING
B. RAILS, BOWSPRIT, BOOMKIN
C. EXTERIOR HARDWARE
D. HULL AND DECK, GELCOAT, BOTTOM
E. INTERIOR
F. ENGINE, SHAFT, PROP
G. PLUMBING, TANKS
H. ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS
J. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
K. COPIES OF MAGAZINE ARTICLES


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