The salon aft cabinet looks a lot better with mahogany veneer panels installed in the interior. The forward salon cabinet turned out pretty good, too.
The forward cabinet is under the galley counter
First I roughed it up with a grinder
That mahogany plywood inside is very pretty. Too bad Chris Craft slathered white paint on it.
3/4″ Douglas fir marine plywood is wetted out with epoxy, then topped with wood flour-thickened epoxy
The interior of these cabinets are framed out with 1″x1″ mahogany cleats that are also painted white. I’m using the Doug fir plywood to raise the floor of the cabinet so the mahogany plywood veneer will cover the cleats.
Wetting out the mahogany plywood with US Composites 635 epoxy
Next, I applied epoxy to the cabinet interior
Every stick serves a purpose
After installing all of the panels and pressing them into place, I wiped down the joints to remove any epoxy that squeezed out. Then I used plywood scraps as springy braces to keep pressure on the panels. It looks like a Rube Goldberg contraption, but every single stick serves a purpose.
Next day…good lookin’ cabinet!
Next up in our 1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Installing Varnished Mahogany Panels in the Galley Cabinet
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When you’re done you can a Bonfire with all the bits & Pieces!!
The Electric Panel looks to be in Fair shape..
Thanks Kurt! The electric panel is in pretty good shape. Needs a bit of tweaking here and there, but I plan to reuse it.
Cheers,
Q