We did a little work on the galley as well. As previously stated first line of business was watertight inegrity. Bow rail and deck cleats were removed and rebedded. I also had to chase some minor windshield frame leaks. I also replaced side window channels. The galley portlight also leaked. I ended up replacing all of the poorly-designed leaky Trojan portlights, and repaired minor core damage from galley portlight leaks.
Once dry, we replaced the countertop with corian, took every door and drawer to the house, replaced the cooktop and refrig. The new refrigerator was slightly larger the original so I had to enlarge the opening and build a frame inside the opening to support the new refrig, still allowing access to the port engine coolant tank. The doors and drawers were cleaned, sanded and covered in teak veneer. The galley cabinet faces were also covered in teak. The project is nearly complete. I still need to install a corian door in the back wall and install teak trim around the top of the cabinets all the way across the dash.
Here are a few progress pics:
Here the wall foam backed vinyl is up, but the valence board hasn't been installed yet. I made the valence board out of 1/4 inch marine plywood, which accepts teak veneer well. I highly suggest applying a few coats of epoxy of vinyl resin to the entire surface to seal the plywood.
Here is the valence board:
And the refrigerator
Finally, we applied vinyl wall covering to the passageway wall. Notice the headliner is gone. Also, notice how rough the stateroom looks in these pics. We'll fix that up in another post!
I wasn't happy with the vinyl to corian joint, so I installed a piece of 1/4 round which I ripped from a teak batten I found in the garage. Looks okay.
Final touch by the admiral was a small roman shade over the port light...installed last night.
More later....
