Is this a bad idea? topic on board icemaker

[thefishingfreak]

I would love to have a setup like this. A few liveaboards at my place have small icemakers on board they will make about a half bucket a day but if it was allowed to run 24/7 it would be the nuts.
I get ice on the fish pier the place I sell fish at hooks me up. Theres another place on the pier that gets 7 bux a tote.
The shaved ice packs down better and keeps longer.
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[fishsmith]

as you know salt water kills all, and I bet it would love to get its corrosion on an ice maker, which will = rust which = stain. get a 2 wheeler dolly and install an ice maker at your home and hump them to the boat (then sell 10lb bags on the black market for $3). Look at it as a workout, not a chore

[Mr. Sandman]

Originally Posted by fishsmith

get a 2 wheeler dolly and install an ice maker at your home and hump them to the boat

A good friend of mine did this last year...Hand trucks to the boat every trip. Picked up a used water cooled machine and keeps it in his garage, the cooling water trickle waters his garden. Makes up to 400#/day and is pretty quiet.
I can do it as well I just don't want to become an ice mover. I want to expend my energy reeling in abnormally large fish and digesting great food and also for bedroom activities. (in that order!!)

I almost bought a comm ice machine last year, maybe this winter I will pull the trigger. I still keep thinking I can install the head on-board and keep it somewhat free of salt...but I hear what you are saying, some of the components on these things are light duty steel and will rot out damn quick if exposed to a lot of salt air. But OH! whould it be nice to come down to the boat in the morning, open the fishbox and see 300# of fresh cubes in there!?!

These sea-ice machines start at $10K