1971 Newport 30 Sailboat
Started making a new shelf for v-birth with a few guides to keep it in place. Running out of 3/4″ ply so had to join a few remaining odd pieces together.
Thinking it will have a cushion with magnetic attachments so it can be used both as a middle cushion and as a tray to put a drink on.
Removed the flimsy latches and instead installed new corner brackets that I made last weekend. Put in new thumbscrews. The table feels absolutely solid now.
Also tested folding it down. This could make for a great double-bed.
Installed pull handle and re-used hole saw cutouts as stoppers on the underside. With cutting board in place, the galley is complete. Just need to varnish the panels and get teak trim installed 🙂
Made a piece for the front of the cutting board, rounded edges, and glued it in.
Then made a juice groove by sticking a centerpiece on the board using double-sided tape and then routing around it. Hindsight: might have been better to use CNC for this and do a cleaner groove with shape closer to square.
Took some time to fit all the CNCd pieces together. Man, this boat has no straight angles anywhere and all the measurements end up requiring some adjustment when parts are installed. Nevertheless, it call came together today. Not 100% done but only minor fit adjustments left to finalize it.
This is teak from bathroom vanity table cutouts that I kept around for 5 years. Made 3 solid pieces out of it and glued it together for the galley cutting board.
