Morgan 43, Hull #65
"Kindred Spirit"
"caused by the removal of the
counter to get to the
Ice
Box RE-INSULATION"
Layout - Design - Build
Winter 2008
Completed April 15th 2008 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
........Two weeks before launch.......
FINAL REVISE 4/15/2008
To re-insulate the box around its OUTSIDE I needed to remove the
countertop. HEY got one counter off guess I will do the sink side to
Makes the first mate REAL happy.
GALLEY AFTER
Click on any finished photo to see.
See below for CONSTRUCTION pictures
Construction starts here!
Tearing out the sink counter.
Changing double sink to a single of the same size.
Counters fitted, still need the back ordered freezer hatch door frame.
Ordered Corian from http://Solidsurface.com
They sell large cut off pieces.
Approx. sizes available were 4 pieces at 24" x 49"
This is the color that Michele wanted and we lucked out finding it!!!!
Corian cuts like wood with a carbide blade. I used a DEWALT Finishing blade
with 36 teeth per inch.
Makes lots of dust and smells. Do "Out-Doors"
Cutting out for the sink, I made four plunge cuts with the skill saw and finished the corners with a Jig saw.
A sander finishes off the edges around the sink and then the top edge is routed with a small radii.
These show all the counters at the galley. Out of the boat it looks
like a WHOLE LOT!
A large section is where the cockpit ladder blocks. That is where one of
the two seems will be.
My helper wanted to be in the picture!
Almost ready to test on the boat.
Bitterly COLD outside. It will have to wait a couple of weeks.
Decided to do a glue test using my existing Epoxy glue. I glued two samples together to test after they are dry.
Test one will be for how the glue blends with the seam. One sample I used plain Epoxy and the second I tinted the Epoxy with the dust from the cutting of the Corain. This method works for wood, so lets see if I can hide the seam with it in Corain.
This is the finished Pan Storage Hatch next to the sink.
I will complete it with a fingered one when I get a chance.
Incorporated into it is the handrail that will match the Port side.
The plastic one showing will be SS. Sample molding showing in the last pic.
Time to start putting things back together!!!!
Finished pictures at top of page.