The galley countertop in quite large and therefore lends itself to some modification or more storage and racks.
Here is the galley cabinet that houses the ice box, two drawers, cutting board, lower storage and an rack for stuff like stuff and books and other stuff that will fit.
The end rack. Doesn't hold much but ut does hold enough to be a catch all.
The cutting board is solid oak and it took over a half hour to pull it out of the cabinet. The board face is cracked all the way across and the board needs the width planed.
Sanded and stained cabinet frame. I'm not sure why I left this drawer installed when the other drawer, cutting board and doors are in the shop being refinished.
Drawers and face frame all coated with five coats of varnish.
There is an artistic balance mixing the shiny and new with the cluttler and garbage
This rack looks as though it were made from a picket fence. I believe it to be a stock design for the Coronado, but has been repaired using several pieces of delaminating plywood and a piece from a wine crate. That's all good except that the pieces are in need or replacement and of course, I have nothing but time to do it.
New design for the galley rack.
Jigging, glueing and screwing and filling the teak rails.
Here I am, acting like I'm earning my keep. The pencil behind my ear is a #2 lead which can be purchased at any office supply store.
After hand sanding this rough-sawn material, it really soaked up the stain. The polyurethane coats will actually bring out any character in this wood. I am remaking the front of the cabinet and doing away with the "picket fence look". Notice the cut-out in the center divider. This is to accommodate the new 11" diameter dinner plates, custom selected for this project. We chose 11" diameter because it is one less than 12". The "one" left over is significant. I wanted a 26' sailboat but got a 25', one less. The beam of the boat is 8', I wanted an 8' dinghy but will have to get a 7', one less.
The "new" model galley cabinet. A couple more coats of polyurethane and this will look sweet.
Since we got the boat and started cleaning it, we found a lucky penny that has been moved around on the cabin sole. We figured it was a lucky penny because it was the only money we made on the boat so far.
The penny will be epoxied into the lock for the paper towel holder. My thought is that it will be a counter weight to keep the locking tab over the end of the towel rod. Just a theory in the works. Please note: The penny pictured is not "the lucky penny " described above. The actual penny is still on the boat somewhere. I gotta use "THAT" penny, it's a karma-thing. Now where did I throw it?
This is the new support rail for the hand hold. This is the test-fit. The mahogany trim replaces the plastic strip that use to accessorise the countertop mounting screws.
Overhead attachment for hand hold.
The hand hold is made from laminated mahogany and the corners were rounded off for a comfortable grip, it also acts as a support for the overhead when working on deck (that is the plan anyway).
Grab pole and counter top trim installed.
The view of the grab pole as seen from the sickened sailor, just out of reach.
Starting to put up the shiny bobbles.
Galley Lighting - working out different designs concepts for the lighting trim. I really don't like the stock wood paddles for the overhead light switches, light mounts and curtain rod hangers. There's got to be a better way.
I decided that there needed to be more storage for our cups, mainly coffee cups. This is a rough fitting of the cup rack using 1/4" mahogany plywood.
I didn't really have anything for cutting a 4" hole in wood so I decided to mill some 1/4" mahogany that was originally scheduled for use on the book rack under the nav table.
The back side of the rack shows where small wood dowels (toothpicks) were inserted into the 1/4" mahogany partitions and held there with polyurethane glue. If this technique doesn't work, well I guess I'll buy a 4" hole saw and make a new rack. After all, it only takes a little time.
Got the stain coat on and waiting for it to dry so I can start the varnish sessions.
Installed rack. Still needs a couple coats more varnish then we are off to bigger things.