That's a good story. I liked it. Now there is another project that I hadn't even considered that will undoubtedly work around in my mind. Do you have a picture of your galley all installed. I liked the white veneer.
As for draining the ice box and sink into the bilge that was mentioned here a bit earlier, that is the way my boat was configured when I got it. That was mainly because the through hull had those gate vales which were frozen open and there was some signs of leakage. The valves had been "capped" off and the drains left to flow into the bilge. I thought that was a funny set up, so I eventually fixed the through hull and got everything flowing out the boat again. I just had a hard time using my sink kowing it was flowing into the bilge. Brad Noah's ARk San Diego -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of James Calleran Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 12:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: catalina27-talk: Galley and tools Listees, With all the talk about tools and galley access and icebox insulation, I thought I would share with the list the story — and some photos I took — of the galley refit on BayBird. It's a little long, but, I hope, instructive. I discovered some rot on the side panel next to the companionway ladder and on the edge of the counter top. I thought that while I was at it, I would replace the teak veneer and the cheesy-looking teak laminate counter top with white Formica (I'm too poor or too cheap for Starboard). I decided the best way to proceed was to remove the entire galley module and take it home to my garage — where all the tools are. (In hindsight, I still feel that way.) Close examination showed that there was very little holding the galley in place. Basically, it was the teak trim strips that "locked" the galley in. Oh yeah, that and a few screws that were accessible from the portside cockpit locker: a couple at the counter height and a couple more at the base of the bulkhead. After that, my son and I were able to wrestle the whole module loose and out through the main hatch. [GalleyRemoved.jpg shows what the are looked like after removal.] Of course, everything had to be taken out of that port locker. [CockpitJunk.jpg] I got the damn thing home an into my already cluttered garage, set it up on a B&D Workmate, and set about stripping and dismantling the thing. [Gal_strip8.jpg shows the rot the bottom of the side panel] [GalleyFrame.jpg show the extent of the rot on the counter top after the laminate had been peeled off; also, the stove and other panels removed as well.] The side and couple of other panels panels were cut out of marine plywood of a thickness (3/8"?) that allowed the layer of white laminate to bring it to the correct thickness. The rot was cut out of the counter top and a length of (2x?) oak was doweled and glued on to bring the top to the right size. Then, the counter top and the vertical panels were covered with white laminate [GalleyWhite.jpg]. Back on the boat (the following Spring), I cleaned the area and painted it white, using (believe it or not) Sears Weatherbeater [GalleyAreaPainted.jpg]. Oh yeah, the ice box. While the galley was accessible — and with nothing else nautical to do for the rest of the winter — I figured I'd add insulation to the ice box. I don't know why, but I didn't take any photos of this. Oh well. I got a sheet of that blue foam insulation, and a roll of that silver mylar (?) "bubble wrap" type as well. I cut blue panels of varying sizes and taped them in place using metal foil duct tape. I some places I put two and three layers. More, is better, huh? Then I covered the whole thing with the bubble wrap insulation, and started replacing the panels and frame members. They wouldn't all fit. The insulation was too thick. So, I removed some of the blue foam layers, rewrapped with the bubble wrap stuff, taped it all up, and reassembled. Remembering what the outside of my ice box looked like, I don't know where you guys drilled to squirt in foam. Mine looked like yellowed polyurethane foam as it was. Anyway, my son and I wrestled the galley back in place, replaced the bulkhead in the locker with a new marine plywood panel; painted white, of course. And, voila, we've been happy with it for some eight years now. Hope this helps someone. By the way, as tools go, I have a 14" tackle box I use for my boat tools. In the small compartments of the lift up tray I can keep an assortment of screws, drill bits, cotter pins and rings, sail slides, and wrench sockets for every size on the boat. In the bin, I keep combo wrenches from 1/4 to 7/8; pliers, including needle nose; screwdrivers, plus and minus, in a couple of sizes; socket handle and extensions; and trusty needle-nosed vise-grips. The latter will clamp onto the nut below deck, while I go topside to turn the machine screw; couldn't do without 'em. Fair Winds, Jim Calleran, C27 #2784, Trad, OB Mathews Yacht Club, VA 37°27.8'N/76°18.6'W
