Built in dash cooler, does it work well??
 

Does the built in cooler in the passenger dash work as well as a regular carry on cooler? Fabricated a plug for the drain hole which empty's out the side of the boat to keep the warm air out and the cold air/water in.

Just curious how well it works on the hot days or is it better used for storage???

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i use mine all the time keep the plug out.i fill it with my favorite beverage put two bags of ice and i still have ice a day later.its fully insulated one of the great things from sonic. it's better than going to the cabin for a cold one.

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I think it drains to the bilge not outside and that little opening will not make a difference. I love mine no cooler to get in the way but my 26 held a lot more than me 31.

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Mine is T-ed into the line from the sink drains out the side of the boat not into the bilge I plugged them both off. Use the cooler as a glove box....

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I use mine every weekend. Works great. Best thing is that you just tell the passenger in the port bolster that you need a drink, and they don't have to go anywhere to get it. Safer than getting out of the bolster and going into the cabin when your running.

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Good idea Don. I use mine as a glove box too so I thought the drain on the side of the boat was for the cooler also. My wife was cleaning the cooler and asked if she could just hose it out. I saw the drain and said yea no problem. She was happily spraying away and I didn't see anything coming out of the drain. Hmmmmmm????

I figured it out when I opened the engine hatch :eek: .

Did you get that part I sent?

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Sounds like a good thing we got here!!!! Mine is piped to the outside, not sure if it's from factory or the previous owner did it. When I brought it home, had the hose in there to clean it out. Guess I'll have to find another place for my cleaning supplies!!!!

Sooooooooooooooo... The big question, with a bag or two of ice, just how much beer can one fit in these coolers.... not that I care, but I'm sure some of you have filled this sucker up!!!!

One of my many projects is to put a 12v outlet in my new passenger dash and cabin to handle the blender!!!

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Yes Roger I got the part tahnks again so much I'm going to mount the new depth sounder with red bezel tomarrow after work I'll post some pics, thats the last thing I needed to up grade my dash!!!

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I'm able to fit a 30 pack and 1 small bag of ice in mine. not sure if there is a size difference between the 35's & 31's ?

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I used mine everytime out. As a matter of fact, mine used to hold ice for days and keep things cold, even in summer.