Summary
(please click on any of the pictures for a larger one - use the BACK button to come back)
Before starting on the galley proper, I wanted to make full use of the (mainly) inaccessable space below for some of the boat's systems.
First I cut a bunch of access panels out of the fiberglass shell. These will be covered with wood panels later, and I can decide which ones I want to keep or not by cutting out the same shape in the wood (or not).
I started by glassing in some mounting pads for various equipment.
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Here are some of the systems mounted to the pads. There is a thru hull just around the corner at the left that feeds the big black raw water strainer. This is for the air conditioner (more on that later). The red pump is the air conditioner's seawater pump.
Underneath that is the freshwater system. The freshwater tank feeds the hose coming in from the right side to a shutoff. Then to a strainer and to the main pump. The thing to the right of the pump is an accumulator which equalizes and stores water pressure. The hoses from that then go to the galley sink (eventually), the shower, and the hot water tank. |
There will not be easy access from the topside of the previos picture (as you will see), so I made some cutouts that will have removable panels to gain access to the pump area. The one here will actually be inside a settee storage compartment, so it won't typically be visible.
There is a small water 'dam' over at the right edge, sealed with epoxy and painted, to keep stray pump splashes from running out onto the sole. I didn't think of this, however, when I was cutting out the side access panel and it's lip is only limited to an inch or so :(
I'll just have to keep a close eye on it.
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Here is the shelf that mounts over the pump systems for the air conditioner. It has an epoxy sealed "tray" to collect any small amounts of water that may misbehave from time to time.
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And here is the A/C unit sitting on its shelf. Electrical, ductwork, and hoses still need to be run at this point.
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Here is a side view of the whole setup. The cutout right next to the A/C unit will have the intake grill panel. It is just above the settee sitting height.
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On a side note (and just down the "hall" from the A/C unit), here is a bus heater I installed that will produce heat whenever the engine is running. It uses the same coolant bypass system that the water heater uses.
It is mounted to a mounting pad and is a 3-speed J.C. Whitney special.
The pilothouse should be nice and toasty in the winter!
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Here is the A/C finally installed. The duct going up will exit the top area of the galley counter. The duct at the bottom goes through the bulkhead and up into the vberth on a little shelf here -->
The unit is a 16K BTU air conditioning and resistive heat unit. The resistive heat vs. reverse cycle heat is nice in one way, because you don't need to be in the water to run the heat - it can be run on the trailer.
I still have to put the acoustic insulation around the compartment before closing it all up.
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As seen on the cabinets page, the shelving unit mounted at the side of the galley is modular, and can be removed easily for access to the systems underneath, including the air conditioner.
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Lessons Learned
As you are cramming things into inaccessable spaces, imagine yourself in a rolling sea trying to repair them - then make any necessary changes to the design.
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