Slaving over a Galley Worktop

Something other than the windscreen and accessories for once: Progress has been made on the Galley. The photo shows the beginnings of the template for the worktop.

Because the boat lies bow down and leaning over to starboard, the only datum is the bottom face of the worktop, picking up the old support cleats on the bulkheads.

The template is made from some well travelled 4mm plywood which had been around the world and was part of the packing case for my lathe, so has been from Scandinavia to China and back to the UK.

Ripped into strips about 4 inches wide, a reasonably accurate template can be created which will be used to mark the bottom face of the 12mm plywood which will form the final worktop. The template will also hold the bevel markings to ensure a good fit against the angle of the hull

The hole on the left will house the sink, and the stove will be fitted into the gap to the right. There's still more work to do on the template - I still can't decide exactly where the stove needs to be. The 3D computer model says one thing and the Real World says something else.

With the template in place, it's also easier to work out where some of the framing will go.

[Now Playing: "Come on in my Kitchen" by Simply Red.]