Galley Under Sink Door Tweak

[Jeffrey Hare]

Hi,

One really quick tweak we made to the Galley was to flip over the door under the sink so that it opens the other way.  

With it flipped, it fully clears the stairs and opens flat against the fridge and makes it so much easier to work and access things under the sink.  I'm so surprised the factory mounted it the way they did (do they still do this on new hulls?).  There is no downside to having it open that way.

This took about 20 min.  I moved the strike plate from the right side over to the left side of the doorframe.  I just needed to sand it down just a bit so that the door latch worked smoothly and held the door closed without any rattle.

-Jeff Hare

[Dan Gilch]

What a great idea…Can’t wait to check this out on my boat. Does the trash can still clear mounted  on the inside of the door?

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[Jeff Hare]

That’s a good question.  Maybe it will if mounted closer to the hinge.  We don’t use that as a trash can. 

 

Since the thru-hull for the sink and the shower sump is under the removable floor panel inside that cabinet, I’m going to cut that panel and add a piano hinge so that I can access the thruhulls without pulling the floor out.

 

Thinking of adding the hinge where the blue line is in the photo.  Note that I’ll probably have to do a tiny bit of trimming or hose adjustment so that that hinged part will clear the hoses.  Not too complicated though.

 

 

-Jeff Hare

 

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Subject: Re: [Catalina 355:4480] Galley Under Sink Door Tweak

 

What a great idea…Can’t wait to check this out on my boat. Does the trash can still clear mounted  on the inside of the door?

On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 9:02 PM Jeffrey Hare <cata...@thehares.com> wrote:

Hi,

 

One really quick tweak we made to the Galley was to flip over the door under the sink so that it opens the other way.  

 

With it flipped, it fully clears the stairs and opens flat against the fridge and makes it so much easier to work and access things under the sink.  I'm so surprised the factory mounted it the way they did (do they still do this on new hulls?).  There is no downside to having it open that way.

 

This took about 20 min.  I moved the strike plate from the right side over to the left side of the doorframe.  I just needed to sand it down just a bit so that the door latch worked smoothly and held the door closed without any rattle.

 

 

 

-Jeff Hare

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[Jeff Hare]

I just checked the new door swing today and the trash can will clear the stairs easily with the door opening like this.

So really no downside.

Jeff

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[Jeffrey Hare]

Did this mod last night to add a 12" piano hinge. A trick to both this and remounting the door is to put double stick tape on the hinge surface and stick the hinge where you want it (one side at a time).  Then you can pre-drill for the top and bottom mounting screws.  After those are in place, can do all the rest.  

This is the hinge I used:  https://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Continuous-Thickness-Fixing-Folding/dp/B0919WXPQL  They work well for 1/2" starboard/seaboard.  With all these small hinges, I find I need to use a chamfering bit to widen the screw holes on the hinge a bit so that #6 screws sit closer to flush and don't interfere with closing it flat.

Since we're planning on making good use of the space under the galley for storage using removable pullouts or something, this should work nicely in combination with the reversed door opening for accessing thru-hulls.  

Jeff Hare 

Solstice #17

[Jeffrey Hare]

Final installation pics of this under-sink floor Just to complete this thread.  Also in this pic, you can see the original door hinge screw holes.  I'll fix them so that they're invisible when I get a chance.

Note: If these kinds of posts are not interesting to list members, feel free to let me know and I'll keep them until someone asks.

-Jeff Hare

#17 Solstice

[Jonathan Salter]

I for one really enjoy these posts. Please keep them coming, good info to see the mods everyone makes

Thanks!

Jon Salter

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On Mar 27, 2022, at 7:33 PM, Jeffrey Hare <cata...@thehares.com> wrote:

Final installation pics of this under-sink floor Just to complete this thread.  Also in this pic, you can see the original door hinge screw holes.  I'll fix them so that they're invisible when I get a chance.

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[bill pittore]

Me too. 

Bill

On Mar 27, 2022, at 11:06 PM, Jonathan Salter <jonn...@gmail.com> wrote:

I for one really enjoy these posts. Please keep them coming, good info to see the mods everyone makes

Thanks!

Jon Salter

#9 Salty Cloud

Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 27, 2022, at 7:33 PM, Jeffrey Hare <cata...@thehares.com> wrote:

Final installation pics of this under-sink floor Just to complete this thread.  Also in this pic, you can see the original door hinge screw holes.  I'll fix them so that they're invisible when I get a chance.

Note: If these kinds of posts are not interesting to list members, feel free to let me know and I'll keep them until someone asks.

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