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Looking for more advice from the knowledgable yachtsmen out there. Does anybody know of a source of 12 mm thick, 2m long, 500 mm wide sheet of white Corian (or equivalent) in the South West of England for a galley refurb projects. Thanks for any assistance in advance
 
I'm not sure exactly what Corian is, but someone recently posted a link to an eBay ad for sheets of solid formica (not formica-faced chipboard). I think they were about 12mm thick, possibly thicker. Would that do?

Pete
 
Occasionally you can find bits of corian on ebay. Tends to be too small for galleys but I did see when looking for the same reason a complete kitchen work surface for not a lot of money. You need a bit of luck though.
 
If you are still looking, send me a pm and we could have a chat. I faced the same problem and I might be able to put you onto a source. I agree with the others who have said its only supposed to be sold to those who have done the Corian course. The general principle is that you can't saw it but must use a router. I've only just sold my Corian glue applicator gun on eBay! You don't need a very thick sheet. Most people glue Corian to a plywood or similar backing sheet.
 
When refitting my kitchen I discovered that Corian is widely considered unsuitable for a "working kitchen". Many people who had fitted corian worktops and sinks soon found it stained and marked by a variety of food products, marked relatively easily with most "quality" kitchen tools etc...

We chose Granite, which also has some problems associated with it but you can keep on top of them by simple vigilance (i.e. wiping up red wine immediately).

Consequently I'd not use it in a Galley. My Galley top is SS. There is a wooden cover over it when it is not in use and I have covered the underside of the cover with formica. I doubt whether I'll ever damage the worktop under any sort of use and the cover acts as a decent chart table, too.
 
I have a corian sink and small work top (all one piece) fitted in my boat and have used for 2 seasons and no problems thus far. corian isn't cheap but a friend of mine who specialises in corian and custom jobs had some spare which was enough to fit out 2 boats. I did have pictures during installation but laptop crashed and as yet waiting to be repaired.
 
Topcat47 said:
When refitting my kitchen I discovered that Corian is widely considered unsuitable for a "working kitchen". Many people who had fitted corian worktops and sinks soon found it stained and marked by a variety of food products, marked relatively easily with most "quality" kitchen tools etc…
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My last house had a Corian Kitchen top and it was fine, looked as good as new. The Corian sink stained with tea but it just cleaned easily with a scotch pad/green scourer; my current Belfast sink also stains but cleans up with bleach. A friend is a Corian fitter (as well as a restorer of timber rooms for the National trust) and he has tried to stain Corian with Turmeric/Ghee for a customer who had the same thoughts as you, it did not stain.

I am currently fitting out my galley with white Corian, just finished the template and its off to the fitter for cutting. I guess I may live to eat my hat if you are right.

Dupont's opinion http://www2.dupont.com/corian/en-us/bi/faq/corian-faq.html#3
 
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