I spent several days removing the old system to include ruptured holding plates, completely corroded heat exchanger, and cleaning up the area where the old compressor and motor had been installed.  After cleaning out the old system and cleaning up the mess left behind I started removing left over insulation in the box.  I used a Multimax cutter to remove the old IP foam holder in the overhead area of the box and then used spray foam to fill every void I could find.

After cleaning up the old box and lazarette I installed the two keel cooled condensers and compressors.  SInce the lazarette is used to store misc boating material I also provided a protective enclosure for the compressors.  I added insulation to the inside of the box, build a divider and relined the interior with fiberglass panel.  The starboard side of this box had already been foamed by a previous owner so my goal with this system was to provide a minimum of 1″ of new foam on all sides, 2″ on the top and make new doors to fit with 2″ of foam and rubber gaskets.  In the IP-38 the box has molded in shelf brackets so I filled these areas with 1/2″ foam – metal side facing out.  I cut the R-Max insulation to fit these areas, did a dry fit then when satisfied sprayed the inside of the box and the metal side of the foam with 3M adhesive.  After letting the adhesive cure I press fit the pieces of foam.

The final part of this project was to bend and install the flat plate evaporators, make new rear hinged doors, install the thermostats and complete the wiring.