Got a new fridge today, damage to door, getting attitude.

Picture of pram, or it never happened..

Yo Captain J: I dance to a different drummer and this project keeps me busy.
Wish I could post pictures, but I can’t seem to get the pixel size down to the max required on this board, then get in trouble with Managment.
(I always end up asking forgiveness rather than asking permission first)
I do have a thread on the Albin Owners forum on this project with lots of pictures, but one have to be logged in to read it, doubt many members here are dual qualified.
All good, spent an hour with a flat file today, trying to open the upper lip a few
mm. Problem is that the floor under the fridge is not flat, it starts sloping up towards the bow. New fridge is bigger than old fridge, hence I have to lift it up, then lift the floor, etc. Almost there, only a few more hours of filing and sanding in the 90 degree heat. Great weight loss project, but well worth it with cold beer on the other end..

Well, not sure I can trust any more, no picture, no pram.

Go to FB Albin 28TE Group and you will be rewarded with pics of my glorious fridge project, it should come out good in the end, like a prefect steak and potato dinner.

Easy there big boy: I got the goods and the sizzle but you are not my type, fortunately...

Much straighter?
Did you see my manual cut?
I am old fashioned, why use power tools if hand tools work better?
If I remember correctly, you built your own sailboat..
Easier to buy one for half the price and 1/1000 the labor, but you built one

Finally got the fridge mounted.
Lots of work, but it kept me out of the bars:
First of all, my apologies for taking trash about Isotherm:
The gave me excellent support along the way and even donated a “Flange Kit” to the cause.
Impressed with the product and the support.

The issues installing was about a slightly bigger fridge than the boat was designed for.
Had to shoehorn the fridge in the opening, build up a new floor and keep trimming the opening upwards as the back of the fridge kept hitting the upward slope inside of the hull towards the bow.
Should be good now, it took only 2 weeks working 1-2 hours per day using hand tools only.

It is all good, kept me busy, but also been goofing off during the installation,
no harm done labor of love, I guess..

Yes, I considered power tools, including a “Multi Tool”, but this project is rather small, I don’t do this for a living and I really don’t mind doing physical labor, I love to sweat and work hard: In my younger days I sailed on big ships as deck hand (officially O.S.) and on shore I would take day jobs emptying rail road cars of scrap metal and jobs carrying fire wood up 2-3 flights of stairs to old people back in the Scandiland.
Always done hard labor, never went to college, this little wimpy fridge project is noting, makes me feel youngish again.
I have been know to wash and detail my own boats, and also been known to prepare big yachts for the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, on hands and knees scrubbing teak decks.
It is all good, little stuff like sawing and cutting away on fiberglass for an hour or two a day, to bridge the gap between lunch and beer time is only healthy, especially in the a non-air conditioned cabin making sweat by the liter.
Thx for the concern, but as a stubborn square head, I do this myself.
Happy to hire guys to maintain properties, cut grass and wax cars, but the boat is my baby, not sure I would trust anybody for this kind of work.
(I do hire diesel mechanics for important stuff, but do my own oil/filter/anodes, etc services.)
Did a test ride on Odin today with Beer in Fridge. Worked good, cold beer is a beautiful thing.
(No charter work obviously, we are shut down, pleasure only. www.odincharters.com)

You are On: Cold beer, Cold fridge.
(Can’t really serve or sell alcohol on the boat, don’t have a liquor license,
but I tell my guests to look in the cooler, if there is a bottle of chilled Prosecco
From a previous trip, please help your yourself: There always is and the previous trip was private, not commercial)

As for cute little boat: When I was looking 3-4 years ago, somebody on this here Yacht Forum suggested I look at the Albin 28TE, I did and fell in love.
(Had to kiss 2 frogs first: Survey and Sea-trial of 2 Albin 28TEs that was not maintained to my standards)
Good boats, like a Swiss Army Knife: Small enough to be owner maintained and cleaned, big enough to be somewhat seaworthy: CE approved Class B Coastal. Enough cabin and galley space for a couple to sleep and cook for a week or two.
Easy on fuel and service with a single diesel, easy to maneuver with a bow thruster.
Lived on the Fort Lauderdale waterfront for 21 years and seen enough big tubs that never move and deteriorate rapidly as the owners can’t really afford that big old boat they purchased cheap and they had no idea how much boat ownership cost.
The “drawing” on my webpage is really a computer generated picture, my web guy threw it in for free.
Wife is an artist and should make me a good painting one of these days, but she never has the time:
This is her work:
www.susanhanssen.com