Rebuilding the galley. Plywood vs...?

alahol2 said:
This is another, slightly more expensive(?), solution.
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I have a lot of Trespa in 6, 10 & 12.5 mm thickness. Some was recovered from some demolished WC partitions. It is a really hard product. One can get single colour as well as patterned. When I had my joinery business I fitted dozens of panels in security entrance doors & screens in blocks of flats round London, as it was pretty vandal proof. Can be cut with a jig saw. It can be drilled very easily. Only issue might be that it is heavy, 10mm would suit that application.
I have recently made a fitting for the wheel of a 40 ft yacht to take the Aries drive using it.
It would make an excellent worktop if the Op can obtain it. Made in Belgium.
 
That photo was taken in 2019. The actual refurb was done around 1993/4 and the coating is Ronseal. So stood up pretty well. The table was my first go at veneering with rather open grained mahogany type which was difficult to get to stick down flat. However a vast improvement on the dark Khaya faced ply that the original table was made of. That formed the base of the revamped table.

Hope I make a better job today of applying the oak veneer to the galley top in my GH!
 
Tranona said:
That photo was taken in 2019. The actual refurb was done around 1993/4 and the coating is Ronseal. So stood up pretty well. The table was my first go at veneering with rather open grained mahogany type which was difficult to get to stick down flat. However a vast improvement on the dark Khaya faced ply that the original table was made of. That formed the base of the revamped table.

Hope I make a better job today of applying the oak veneer to the galley top in my GH!
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I have some scotch glue if you need it. Quite a lot actually.
 
Experimented with different adhesives and going for spray on contact. Just have to be careful to get it down straight in one go, so doing a simple rectangle first (cooker cover) before I tackle the larger area with a cutout for the sink with cover.

May post some photos later unless I cock it up completely!
 
For small areas like that we uesd to be able tobuy veneers with a self adhesive backing. Useful for small areas when finishing off areas on site. I assume it is still available. Just heat it with an iron like one would edging strip, but large areas.
 
Daydream believer said:
For small areas like that we uesd to be able tobuy veneers with a self adhesive backing. Useful for small areas when finishing off areas on site. I assume it is still available. Just heat it with an iron like one would edging strip, but large areas.
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Still available but nowhere near as good as the real thing and comes in large sheets. The two 3200*280*0.6mm sheets to do both the galley and the chart table cost around £40. Two sheets of 1.2mm teak veneer to do the engine box top and some locker tops in the forecabin were also £40. 1,5mm teak structural veneers to do the cockpit in laid teak style to replace the hard on the bum Treadmaster £120.
 
@Kelpie can you post a photo or two of your existing galley for reference please?

If you want to completely rebuild the galley to improve the design and increase the stowage capacity, you could perhaps consider (as an alternative to plywood) using standard foam sheets which have a layer of white laminate on each side - these are very popular here (in Barbados) and come in a variety of thicknesses, and should be available at any hardware store up your way.
Folk here use these sheets for everything, including decks and building cabins on fishing boats, and these sheets are much less expensive than the usual boatbuilding foam sheets.
 
My ex broads hire boat (1969) has a Formica covered kitchen...

The wood used?


Chipboard, you can imagine the state of it after 30 plus years of uncaring hire use, and another 20 of private use..

Once I've worked out what will replace it, I'll make a hardboard dummy, try that, then if ok I'll glassfibre it. (ard remove the hardboard.)
No worries of wood and water.
 
Bajansailor said:
@Kelpie can you post a photo or two of your existing galley for reference please?

If you want to completely rebuild the galley to improve the design and increase the stowage capacity, you could perhaps consider (as an alternative to plywood) using standard foam sheets which have a layer of white laminate on each side - these are very popular here (in Barbados) and come in a variety of thicknesses, and should be available at any hardware store up your way.
Folk here use these sheets for everything, including decks and building cabins on fishing boats, and these sheets are much less expensive than the usual boatbuilding foam sheets.
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Will upload some pics later (too embarrassed at the pile of dishes on the sink right now 😁).
I've had a look round some hardware places today. I can get ply but that's all I saw.
Would this foam panel be robust enough to be a worktop?
 
Kelpie said:
Would this foam panel be robust enough to be a worktop?
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Oh yes - commercial builders here use this stuff for cabinets and worktops.
And a pal of mine used 3/4" foam boards for the top deck of his glass bottom boat here - They were screwed down, some fibreglass put over the joints (only), painted, and job done - good for people to walk on.
Here everybody just calls it 'foam board', and 3/4" seems to be the most popular thickness generally.
 
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