2004 SAN COOLER

natter 09-05-2004, 3:30 PM

I have a question my cooler on the port side does not have a drain? The white part lifts out so you can dump the water out but the black section under does not have a drain and the only way to get the water out is to remove one of the cup holders and suck the water out with a vacuum. Is this normal or did they screw up?

(gymboarder) · (gymboarder) **Join Date: Feb 2003** 09-05-2004, 4:09 PM

No that is how it is on my 2004 San LE as well.

tclagggym 09-05-2004, 5:04 PM

Just drill some small holes in the corners, and the water will go down.

(troyl) · (troyl) **Join Date: Feb 2002** 09-07-2004, 4:55 PM

I drilled the holes first, then tossed that crappy cooler and added 2 10" subs

(toyotafreak) · (toyotafreak) **Join Date: Sep 2003** 09-07-2004, 5:50 PM

Not in a SAN, but ours' cooler came without a drain. Funny thing was that there was a recess in the gelcoat at the low spot. To do it clean, the tank had to come out, and I had to rig a little pipe to divert the flow or it would be draining on the tank. A big bag of ice generates a lot of water - couldn't picture having it sloshing around under the seat all day, ya know?

(planetnautique)

I am planning to upgrade the cooler in my SAN to an electric cooler over the winter. I don't know how well it will work, but I am hoping to eliminate the need for ice. I plan to wire it directly to the non-starting batteries, with a switch that is seperate from the ignition. Hopefully I can find one that will fit into the stock cooler position and eliminate the flimsy, poorly-designed cooler that came with the boat.

(troyl) · (troyl) **Join Date: Feb 2002** 09-10-2004, 8:48 AM

As soon as you find a way to make this work with ice i think you will have a winner. I have searched hard for some type of 12v cooler that you can use with ice and havent found one. I dont think any 12v cooler will ever keep drinks cold enough in the boat/desert environment, but 12v power to make the ice last all day would be terrific. Let us know if you find something.

(fbroen) · (fbroen) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 09-10-2004, 12:52 PM

I have one of these and it can do ice since all the electric stuff is on top. Or did you mean one that would fit in the SAN "sub-box" cooler space?

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