Great to be able to use the galley to cook and warm up some food! A bunch of improvements were already evident – need to organize the space a bit better. But still – getting closer to a very livable space.
First meals in the galley
Trimmed head door and dry fit lock
After I rebuilt all the panels, I haven’t yet tried to put the door back. Surely, it did not fit. Had to trim both sides of the door and make a small lip to hide the hinge. I was also lucky to find the original door handle and lock, which I installed into the new slimmer door. Will need to hide old hole with some small teak bangs.
Bilge cover secured
Finally made a bracket for the bilge cover bolt. Tapped a hole in the aluminum and it’s now snug and secure
Finished sanding doors
Finally finished removing all the ugly plastic veneer from the teak doors. Found beautiful wood grain underneath. Dry fit the folding door and all its latches. Will need to patch old holes with teak bangs and then they will be ready to bleach, stain, and varnish.
Knife block
My original plan was to make a knife block behind the stove but then I saw a really nice magnetic wood-covered strip and decided to mount them on the wall. Will need to add a rubber band to hold them tighter so they don’t fall off while sailing.
Fixing a leak
Several of the fasteners started leaking on the inside after I pressure washed the deck a bit too close to the handrail base. Had to raise it, clean things up, and re-bed it.
Final pieces of teak trim installed
Mounted weather station
Finally mounted on the bulkhead some analog instruments for air pressure, temperature, and humidity. Added a wall clock as well.
Corner trim installed
CNCd throttle cover
The sink cutout from the teak vanity keeps finding new life. Made throttle cover and base on CNC.
