Summary
(please click on any of the pictures for a larger one - use the BACK button to come back)
There was a lot of wasted space behind the original interior settee bulkhead panels. This boat was small enough as it is, and I wanted to make as much use of space as I could.
After the side panels were up and clamped by the pilothouse windows, I made some cutouts at the bottom edge.
Behind here is the hull liner that included a small lip that I made line up with the bottom edge of the side panel.
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I cut some teak "C" trim in half and epoxied it into the edge of the cutouts
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I made two shelf "bottoms" that would rest on the lip of the hull liner and attach to the bottom edge of the side panel.
Each has a section protruding from the panel that will serve as a back support attachment point for the settee backs.
The 3/4" stock is to attach interior panels to divide the areas.
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Here is the installed trim sanded, but not varnished yet. There are four large cutouts, two on each side that will have sliding doors.
A fifth one, all the way forward on the side of the galley, will be left open.
The protruding piece is for the short settee back that is still to come. |
Here is a picture of the multitudes of inside panels and sliding doors that needed to be cutout and finished. |
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This is two of the finished door sets installed.
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Here is an open view with some of the inside panels installed in the back. |
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Here is a shot inside the compartment. The back interior panel is made to be easily removed because I allowed for a narrow channel behind it to act as an electrical raceway. You can see the space for this on the right side of the picture (before the remainder of the panels were installed).
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Lessons Learned
Use cardboard cutouts for making temporary templates instead of cutting up good plywood.
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