I am interested in everyone’s take on this so I moved it to its own topic.
I have been pondering how to create a box in our N30U that I can easily remove the walls to do maintainance. I bought the insulation, but I have only installed it on the panel to the cabin. I like the push button fix idea. https://button-fix.com/
The advantages: If insulated well, it should be quieter. It should also keep the heat away from my refridgeration unit that is on the forward end of the port lazarette shelf. It is hard to remove the calories of heat from the fridge if the air is already 140 degrees+.
Engineering thoughts: The engine puts out a lot of heat. How do I remove it? The bilge blower sucks the hot air down into the bilge then up through the vent. That brings the hot air under your floor first. Not great on a hot day. I had an extra bilge blower. The new blower draws air from right above the engine. It is very effective. Would be more so if it was boxed in. Instead of an intake and an output vent, I made them both outputs. I only use the original blower at startup to make sure I have no propane sitting in the bilge.
My thought is to keep it light. A lightweight frame and 1/4 inch plywood. The starboard wall just inward of the fuel tank. The port wall will be smaller as there is more of the wall from the closet. The stern wall will fit above the exhaust. I am not looking for anything near air tight. The air that the blower removes needs to come from somewhere.
Any thoughts and photos of a boxed in engine would be appreciated. Even if they are from other models
Chuck Garbarino