ean_p
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just seen the post below on galley counter tops, marble in that case.....if you could have any realistic material, what would it be......copper, brass, stainless, marble, granite, laminate ?????
Galley tops
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If money was no object, I'd have a boat big enough to have a galley counter! As I've said elsewhere, the 'galley' in the one I'm currently engaged in buying is a 2-foot shelf!
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No question - it will be scrubbed teak or Iroko, water resistant, practically indestructable, cleans with a wipe of sprit/teak oil. Sand if really bad and Iroko is similar in price to plywood (though teak isn't!) Iroko is fin but needs to be at least 3/4" pref 1" to prevent twisting and splitting. Teak is more stable and can therefore be thinner.
Roly, Voya Con Dios, Glasson, Lancaster
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PaulJ
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Several boats at the boat show used Corian for the galley sufaces. It looks great and I have been investigating it for my fitting out project. It is extremely hard and durable and can be made up to virtually any pattern, including moulded in sink. There is a huge range of colours and scratches can be polished out but the main drawback is it's price! ......'have to see how the funds are going when we get to the galley but that is what I would like to use.
Modulation
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As the guy with the marble, give me a laminate evertyime - cheap , easy-clean, tolerant of nasty chemicals, doesn't split or twist (if on wbp ply). We buy boats to sail them , not to mess around with the grinding trivia of maintenance.Certainly don't have much in common with those hardwood freaks.
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vyv_cox
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Hygiene - not what you\'d think
I recently read a study about levels of bacteria found on the chopping tables of butchers shops (yes, I know it's sad but it was actually quite interesting) Apparently the wooden ones used for centuries are now not acceptable in our modern septic society, so plastic ones have to be substituted. The study showed just the opposite. Bacteria counts on wooden tables were much lower than on plastic. Apparently a slosh down with a rag and disinfectant is almost totally effective on wood but not on plastic, which requires far more stringent measures. Makes you think, eh?
I recently read a study about levels of bacteria found on the chopping tables of butchers shops (yes, I know it's sad but it was actually quite interesting) Apparently the wooden ones used for centuries are now not acceptable in our modern septic society, so plastic ones have to be substituted. The study showed just the opposite. Bacteria counts on wooden tables were much lower than on plastic. Apparently a slosh down with a rag and disinfectant is almost totally effective on wood but not on plastic, which requires far more stringent measures. Makes you think, eh?
