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I have been lurking on this site for a couple years. I have looked at most of the mods but this one really made me think wow!!

Very well done Zip Zimmer

I've got to make sure the Admiral doesn't see this one. We've been talking about a galley mod, but there's no way mine is going to look that good! Beautiful!

Nice Job Zip . . .now who is Zip ???

Get out of here, Zip. Mate sees this she'll want to overhaul the kitchen, dinning room and den.

My guess is you're on base with a good wood working shop and a lot of talent.

That electrical box is too close to the galley sink - moisture will cause failure inevitably it should be moved immediately. (Bad cse of Galley-envy)

Seriously, that is one beautiful galley and makes my work with ClosetMaid look child-like.....I m working on a new plan for my lower galley area on my this month - but Im running out of time...

Real nice job...

And I thought this was fancy!!



Not!!

Galley's aside...Scott, I like that "sock on flip-flop" look though!

Most of my mods came from studying thr entries made on this site. I don't have a real sophisticated workshop but I have the basics, and a few toys like a Roto-Zip and a biscuit joiner than makes butt joints pretty easy to make. Any way on future mods I'll try to be more explicit about methods used, etc.

Zip Zimmer wrote:butt joints

Can you be more specific?
On second thought, maybe not.

Wife says,"Thank you! Thank you, thank you!" I think that means "I want one too!" Thanks a lot, Zip!
Seriously, that is some awesome cabinate work.

Do your 3 cabinet Doors swing out or pull down ?

The cabinet doors have no hardware. I used velcroe on the top/bottom which works pretty well even in a fairly steep heel. I did it this way so that I can remove any one or all of the doors. This means much greater access to work underneath the sink etc. On the inside of the doors, I glued some wicker placemat material to the wood side of the panel inset. So when I take them out, they can be used as serving trays. On the third I made a little magazine rack (again on the inside) to store charts, menus, etc. Also, if you look closely, you can see that I have some "paddles" mounted. These conceal some LED "step lights" which I bought at West Marine. They light up the countertop without being too bright.

Holy smokes that is some nice work.

Does it weigh more than what was there before? I would think so much cabinetry might affect P/S balance. what say you?

Not too much weight was added. Remember I removed the old black plexiglass, the sink, tile and some countertop. I used 3/8" plywood, and laminate flooring for countertop. I was careful to use wood as thin as possible in building the shelves. Also to offset add'l weight, I placed my waterbag for my water system on the starboard side. I can add enough water to counterbalance the weight. When I get time, I'll submit that mod, too.