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frankr
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Initially Posted - 11/13/2003 :  11:22:29  Show Profile
After watching the ice melt quickly in the supplied cooler, I replaced the item with a Igloo MaxCold 50 Qt. It just fits in the same space as the old one if you remove the side handles. (I'm adding some rope handles so I can pull it out). Since it is shaped different the stock item, it looks like a slightly higher lower lip may be needed to keep it in the compartment when empty.
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Arlyn Stewart
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Response Posted - 11/13/2003 :  13:07:20  Show Profile  Visit Arlyn Stewart's Homepage
Frank, you've discovered the same as has been posted here very many times over the years. Your right, a bungee restraint is needed to avoid shifting the cooler from its home. The restraint needs to be simple however because its usually easier to pull the cooler out to access it than to skinny through the narrow opening lid.

At least one owner even felt the inconvenience of the narrow oppening to be enough cause to move the cooler and use that space for shelves and storage and park the cooler on the gas locker lid, of course they had the wheel.

Don't throw away that Coleman cooler, especially if your boat has a wheel.

My original Coleman cooler was consigned last year to a second fuel locker when cruising... It works great but needs one more adjustment, a little padding added to the top. It makes a very good perch for helming the boat... much better visibility forward. It stores an additional 3 gal Honda tank and a two gal gas can perfectly as well as plenty of room above for a couple of Coleman camp stove cannisters.

Most do not need 11 gal of gas capacity, but if one cruises it is a ncecessity.
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frog0911
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Response Posted - 11/13/2003 :  17:15:04  Show Profile
Frank, I don't know if there is a difference between the earlier version on the 250 vs the 2004 model, but the first thing I did was ditch the Coleman for an Igloo 48 or 50 quart model (can't remember with) and it slides right in handles an all just like it was made for it. At first I tried putting it in at angle, but that did not work. So I just set it straight up and it slides in perfectly and drops behind the lip.
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Bryan Beamer
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Response Posted - 11/14/2003 :  00:44:34  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">its usually easier to pull the cooler out to access it than to skinny through the narrow opening lid.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

My area is even skinnier do to the fact I mounted a DVD and a satellite receiver below the drawers. To help the situation I took the hinges off the cooler now the lid will completely remove for better access.
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