[Alberg30] galley and nav station reconstruction

[Mike Lehman]

To keep things cold and preserve the ice in the top loading ice box, we
cover the contents with a blanket of bubble wrap. A space blanket would work
well for this too, but you have to buy those, bubble wrap is free when you
order something mail order or online. Anyway this accomplishes the same
thing as reducing the size of the box. It works really well, give it a try.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Blanc" <t.k.blanc at att.net>
To: "Alberg 30 public list" <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 5:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Alberg30] galley and nav station reconstruction


> I did the same thing, then bought a really large poly cutting board from
> Price Club. I cut it to the size of the old stove cover (maybe just a
> little bigger), screwed a brass screw into each corner, cut of the heads
> (leaving studs), then drilled small holes in the counter to correspond
> with the studs. The board stays in place and is easily  removable to get
> at the storage beneath. And the cutting board is functional and can be
> taken to the cockpit for thorough cleaning...
>
> As to the ice box, I reinsulated with pour-in foam. Didn't help much.
> What helps the most is a piece of insulation on top of the ice (below
> the cockpit lid). That helped a ton.
>
> I often wonder about cutting the icebox down to make room for a 72 quart
> cooler. It would be easier to pack at home and bring to the boat... but
> that's heresy. Please forget I said it.
>
>
> Mike Lehman wrote:
>
> >We took the stove out from behind the galley sink (I hated that damn
alcohol
> >stove). This left really nice access to the storage area under the sink.
I
> >put in a nice large shelf with a large fiddle under the sink/stove area.
I
> >added some chocks, and that is where we keep our portable stove along
with
> >pots and pans and coffee pots etc. It works great.
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "J Bergquist" <j at ship.saic.com>
> >To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
> >Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 5:15 PM
> >Subject: [Alberg30] galley and nav station reconstruction
> >
> >
> >>Dear List,
> >>
> >>Since I am big on cooking, I am planning to improve my galley, along
> >>with some other projects I have going at the current time. One of my
> >>highest priorities is to improve the cooler. I figure I should be able
> >>to keep a block of ice for at least several days and hopefully up to a
> >>week in the summertime. The cooler I currently have is the one that has
> >>a hatch in the cockpit and a side-opening door in the cabin. It is on
> >>the portside, and I assume it is pretty standard.
> >>
> >>I saw how the guy who does http://www.triton381.com had a similar cooler
> >>and improved his galley situation by removing it, constructing a
> >>top-loader on the portside in its place, with the countertop doubling as
> >>a flat surface for food preparation and as a nav station (his electrical
> >>panel and VHF are located portside outboard and above the
> >>cooler/countertop). I thought this was a good arrangement, but that it
> >>would require pretty major reconstruction.
> >>
> >>Another friend of mine who used to own an A30 told me that he replaced
> >>the portside cockpit/side opening cooler with an RV style propane
> >>stove/oven (not gimballed, fore-aft orientation - the oven door opened
> >>forward), then moved the cooler to the starboard side outboard of the
> >>sink. This sounds really cool (because I love to bake, and the idea of a
> >>sho-nuff stove with oven is very appealing). I figured I could take my
> >>non-pressurized Origo stove and move it to the portside for now (once
> >>I've removed the old cooler and made a new countertop), and that would
> >>leave room for expansion to the propane model when I can afford it
> >>(which, unfortunately, is not now). In the meantime, I could utilize all
> >>that space outboard of the sink and below the counter (which is a royal
> >>PIA to access right now because I have a folding counter on the forward
> >>side of the sink cabinet fwd. bhd., which gets in the way of opening the
> >>beneath cabinet hatch) for the cooler. Then I would have a cooler
> >>outboard of the sink, starboard. This would also be advantageous because
> >>it would be far from the machinery space (a big source of heat and
> >>therefore also a drain on the cooler's efficiency). Then I thought that
> >>I could also maybe come up with some creative way to use the shelves
> >>that are currently installed outboard of the cooler on the portside,
> >>running back to the bulkhead between the cabin and portside cockpit
> >>locker. One thing I could do with that space is install a new electrical
> >>panel (my boat is in desperate need of one). I am looking for other
> >>creative ideas.
> >>
> >>What do y'all think about all this? Has anybody done this kind of job
> >>recently and have some words of wisdom? Or a better idea?
> >>
> >>J Bergquist
> >>Calliope #287
> >>
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