galley inprovements

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hank schneider

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Yet again - I'm needing advice. I can't find pictures of galley customization. Point me to them if you know. Have a 23 CC and want to add some upper racks and lower slide out shelves as well as rod holders in the back - ect. How best to attach to the hull - I was looking at epoxy ing 3/4 in strips that would dovetail with the thing - no screws would go into the hull. How about the wood - I build shaker furniture and have red and white oak on hand - probably don't want to invest in teak but wonder if other woods would work OK - Cyprus ?? Any cute pictures for my planning? Also how do I post a picture with a post??
Thanks
Hank
 
Hank,
The only two ideas I can pass along: I have used cherry finished with teak oil for some trim in the cabin and it is a very good match colorwise for teak trim that came with my 22 CD. For making anchor points to atach other items I have used starboard atach to the fiberglass walls with 5200. I dadoed out a shallow area on the back of the starboard and screwed thin plywood in the shallow dado. This gives an excellent permanent bond to the fiberglass and is a little easier to deal with than epoxy. On vertical surfaces it can be difficult to jury rig a way to clamp the piece-creative use of scraps and wedges will usually work out.
 
CAVU":2hg4o7xp said:
For making anchor points to atach other items I have used starboard atach to the fiberglass walls with 5200. I dadoed out a shallow area on the back of the starboard and screwed thin plywood in the shallow dado. This gives an excellent permanent bond to the fiberglass and is a little easier to deal with than epoxy.
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I'm having difficulty visualizing this. Why not 5200 the wood directly to the cabin? And if you do dado the starboard for the thin plywood, do you then end up with wood "inset" into the starboard, like a border?

I checked your album but no photos of this there...

Thanks!
Warren
 
As far as type of wood to use it you want something that looks similiar to teak Brazilian Cherry is a very close match and about 1/4 the price of teak.
 
Warren,
I went to the trouble of insetting the plywood in the back of the piece of starboard because I only wanted the starboard to show. These pieces were installed along the cockpit walls to hold a boathook, gaff, halibut harpoon etc. I didn't want any wood out in the open to maintain. Yes you could easily install the wood directly to the cabin wall and atach anything to it with screws. Any wood which will wet or have the sun on it will need a lot of maintenance.
 
CAVU":1nswgt2w said:
Warren,
I went to the trouble of insetting the plywood in the back of the piece of starboard because I only wanted the starboard to show. These pieces were installed along the cockpit walls to hold a boathook, gaff, halibut harpoon etc. I didn't want any wood out in the open to maintain. Yes you could easily install the wood directly to the cabin wall and atach anything to it with screws. Any wood which will wet or have the sun on it will need a lot of maintenance.
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I didn't realize you were talking about exterior attachments. Makes more sense now, but why not just rough up the starboard with a Dremel tool the way Bob does and forgo the wood altogether? I'm sure there is more than one good way to skin a cat here -- just curious what the advantages are of this approach...

Thanks,
Warren
 
Starboard - 5200 - brazilian cherry - all new to me - I'll be working on it and will post picture when done - Thanks again for the consult - what a wonderful resource
Hank
 
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