With the inside of the galley storage cabinet done, next I finished up the galley bulkhead that also acts as the cabinet face.
Need to trim the bottom and cut the cabinet opening
This cut squares up the door opening
The panel’s square…the boat is curved
I’ll remove the mahogany cleat behind this panel and mount the sliding door hardware directly to the aluminum bow deck framing above it.
Looks good!
All contact surfaces got wetted out with epoxy
Then I topped it with epoxy thickened with wood flour and cabosil
When I added the panel to the bulkhead to the left of the V-berth door opening to fix yet another screw-up by “Mr. Good But Slow,” I cut a slot up the sides and on the top so I could use mahogany splines to strengthen the joints. I cut a slot in the cabinet face panel to match the one at the top of the bulkhead panel. After sliding the panel in place, I tapped in the spline then screwed the panel in place.
I also put a patch in where “Mr. Good But Slow” had cut an unnecessary hole for some reason
The galley bulkhead is finally done!
Next I need to make a pattern and cut the veneer panel that will face the bulkhead on the galley side, then I’ll finish things up on the V-berth side.
Next up in our 1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Fitting a Veneer Panel For the Galley Bulkhead
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