Once the cubbies were taken out, the next order of business was to create a templet made from poster board so that was contoured to the side of the hull. I traced the templets onto 1/2 mahoganey and attached the cabinet walls that you see here using gorilla glue and brass screws on the teak braces. (Most of the trim and braces were used from the cubbies) You will need a small table saw, router table for the doors, but well worth the investment.

After disassembling the cubbies

I ran the air ducts for the air conditioner back to the original duct work that was with the boat when we purchase it. At that location I built a small access door youll see in that later photos and will place a wine rack on the top of the area above that door.

Re-Routing Air duct lines

I built the walls only 1/2 inch from the edge of the original shelf so that it would show a small reveal. It is extremely important that the cabinet walls are level.

Leveled cabinet walls

Taking out the cubbies in the Galley area and continuing the same line from the earlier cabinet walls left enough room for the micro-wave.

Micro-wave

I purchase an oak vent from Lowes and attached the air-conditioning duct work to it. It is essentially the same location of the original one. It is 4 smaller in heigth which gave me more area to place the printer for our lap tops. There will also be enough room for an addtional shelf to place all the paper for the printer. The frame work that will go in front sits 1 1/2 above the shelf to assit in keeping the printer in place when sailing. That was the plan for all the frame work.

Getting close

Here is the port side completed. The shelves next to the TV are 9 in height, just enought to accomodate the DVDs, and books. By having the face frame sit 3/4 above the shelf the DVDs wont slide out during a heel while sailing. I have the TV attached to the shelf so that it wont take a trip either while sailing. You notice the Mahoganey is more red than teak when not finished. Teak has a yellow color to it when not finished. In the next photos youll see a perfect color match.

Port Side

By using clear cetol you can perfectly match Hunters original stain. Mahoganey has the same grain texture as teak, (and it is cheaper too) the biggest problem generally is matching the color. The clear cetol took care of that problem.

Color Match

I used one large piece of mahoganey plywood to cover the area above the electrical panel and made a compartment above the new good time radio and VHF radio. I kept the cabin light where it was so that it could light up the CD area that is next to the cabinet shelf. Below it is a small area that I keep a flashlight or any other small item I want to hide.

Port side Electrical Panel Area

Couple coats of Poly and it is finished.

Finished

Heres the TV area finished.

Port Side Entertainment Area

Starboard side done.

Lots more room

Makes for a nice look.

Finished

Good enough for me.

Different Angle

I used mahoganey frame and cane for the doors. Each door has a brass buckle to lock it when sailing.

Cane Doors

Galley area has doors also. If you need any help on a project like this e-mail me at MikeyB10191955@yahoo.com.

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