[Rhodes22-list] Rebuilding the Galley

[Graham Stewart]

Peter:

I plan to go plain and simple using the same "system" that I used before. I decided that I didn't like the idea of a cooler under the galley as this would prove difficult to open on a port heel without food tumbling out and also took up a lot of storage space. I found a plastic/foam Igloo cooler that fit perfectly between the galley and the settee and below the  companion way entrance. It slides back under the entry way leaving the front end exposed about 18" This, as it turns out, makes a great step into the cabin while allowing me to leave the cushions on the settee. It also makes for a convenient seat when working at the galley.

The space saved under the galley allows me to add a small hanging locker at the companionway. It is only 8" wide but it provides a space for our wet gear, including boots and a garment bag for going-out-to-dinner clothes. I will post a photo once this work is completed.

To reinforce the plastic top of the cooler and make it a bit more nautical (see picture), I attached strips of teak with hot glue. Believe it of not, the teak strips have remained firmly in place for more than 20 years and they seem to have perfectly preserved the plastic lid from cracking under the weight of foot traffic. As I recall, the cooler cost about $40 so I think there is good value there. Personally, I just can't see spending $400 on a cooler. I have lots of other things higher up on my must have boating gear list.

Because the cooler is reasonably large (24x16x16), it stays cool very effectively when filled. Usually we find that we can go about 3 days in the summer before a block of ice melts. In the dead of winter the ice lasts indefinitely but given that the temperature here is well below freezing, we don't bother with the ice.

Graham

-----Original Message-----
From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Peter Nyberg
Sent: September 20, 2016 2:56 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rebuilding the Galley

Graham,

I’m curious what your plans are for an ice box in your rebuilt interior.  The one provided by General Boats really isn’t adequate for the longer cruises I hope to be doing someday. I’m toying with a design for a built-in ice box that’s accessible from the top rather than the front (through the galley counter-top) and with more insulation.   

Peter Nyberg
Coventry, CT
s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)

> On Sep 20, 2016, at 12:29 PM, Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:
> 
> Thanks to all for their quick responses.
> 
> If I understand correctly the board fits up onto the area behind the seat. Apparently some boats have a ridge in the floor that keeps it in place. My boat doesn't have a ridge but I have, nonetheless, stored my boards there. They stay in place even without the ridge and are certainly out of the way, but putting them in place and retrieving them is not entirely convenient- especially when you have storage bins under the seat that need to be moved. 
> 
> I might well go back to that option but thought that while I am rebuilding the interior anyway, it would be a good time to incorporate changes if there were ideas out there that I hadn't thought of. 
> 
> 
> Graham Stewart
> Agile. R22, 1976
> Kingston Ontario Canada
> 
> 
> 

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