We redesigned and rebuilt the galley.
On the Saturday before Christmas, my brother and I disassembled & removed the galley from the boat. We also removed the bulkhead that separates the cabin from all areas aft.
Original galley with new “King Starboard” counter we put in, in 2012.
In the middle of disassembly & Removal
Old galley is gone. Need to clean up 47 years of crud that had accumulated behind and under the old galley.
I used the original sections of the galley and bulkhead as templates and documented their dimensions. I then rebuilt the original galley using cheap plywood in my basement as a start to the redesign process. Once we settled on a new design I bought special ordered marine grade plywood from the local Menards.
Tracing the original bulkhead onto the cheap plywood
The original ICE-box was not a really effective use of space.
We are planning to add a stove, but don’t like the idea of it sitting on top of the counter and being so close to the cabin top so I redesigned the counter with a recess so that the stove will sit 4 inches below the countertop.
The area under the stove was the original icebox and was redesigned as storage shelves.
Also moved the sink to the corner of the counter top, were the ice storage top was located.
The area where the sink was located is now another storage area.
We cleaned up the area and fiber glassed pieces of mahogany on the hull to mount the new bulkhead to.
Dry fitting the new bulkhead
New galley is installed
We are planning to cap the new galley with a stainless steel counter top and back splash.