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When I put my freezer in last year I cut a large hole in the top between the opening for the refer and the galley shelves. It appears that the counter is built with the same methods used in building the counter for the sink. Take a flashlight and inspect the counter around the sink. Everything is screwed in from the bottom. I could not determine a way in with destroying the counter top. Then the question lies in how to put it all back together again. Which is why I think most of the others have just put the new counter on top of the old.
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From my diggling around under there for various reasons, I can tell you that because the counter goes under the cabinets outboard and is constructed in place, apparently, that removal of the top will be a destructive job. Not to say it can't be done – just that it will be a pain. Probably the easiest fix is to laminate another layer of formica to the top and call it good. Remove the sink , fiddles, and all fittings, measure the formica and cut to fit the lines aft and outboard. Glue down. Cut and hey! Presto! new surface.
Bob
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Lee
The formica laminate should remove with heat. I haven’t tried it on the 424, but I’ve done it on other surfaces. After removal, the adhesive may prove difficult to remove, but its a small area. I think you can sand it off. After removing the fiddles, heat the surface with a heat-gun or clothes iron. It should pull off.The sink question is a good one. My galley sink has some dents in it and should be replaced. I’ve not found a drop-in replacement. There are a number of options available if you are planning to replace the countertop anyway. There are numerous RV/Marine sinks on the market, but none are as deep as the original sink. I’ve found some custom sinks available that are close fits, but they run over $700. Here’s the closest match
http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|51|26723|824293&id=133460Regards
Rich
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Part of our refit of Lady Leanne was to replace all countertops, sinks and faucets. We used a product called Staron, which is identical to Corian and much cheaper. The wood butcher we hired removed all existing countertops, replaced the material and added new fiddles. The Staron is easy to work with and routes easily.
We replaced the galley, head, and v-berth sink and plumbing. I looked high and low for a deep double sink to replace the original one, which had pin holes in it (corrosion?). I finally found a single bowl sink as deep as the original at Home Depot ($150+-). This was easy to fit as we were replacing the countertop. I couldn’t find any that would fit in the original footprint.
We also installed in-counter soap dispensers, which cuts cabin clutter.
The really fun part is installing new fixtures into old systems with brittle hoses and fittings.
These updates made a tremendous difference in below decks appearances.
Dan Kalinowski
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Hi Dan,
Patrick and I have been talking about doing this same thing in our V berth because we removed the sink to create more storage below. I would like to have someone create a couple custom fit cutting boards for over the double sinks from the same material too. Could you let me know how much this refit ran you?
Thanks
Dawn
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Oh, do you have any pics to show us too?
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Dawn:
The cost of the countertop was buried in the overall cost of several upgrade projects, so I can’t break it out (overall $7,800). Note that our wood butcher is a perfectionist and his work is superb and far better than the original.
I have pix of the work in progress in an email from him, but I don’t know how to attach this to the forum. If you would like, I can forward his pix directly to your email. Let me know.
Right now, the boat’s in Honolulu and I’m back at home base in Atlanta, so I can’t take any pix and send till I return (maybe I should start saying my home base is on board and I’m temporarily in Atlanta……..hmmmmmm.
Dan Kalinowski
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You can post them to gallery on the site (register if you have not)
https://www.pearson424.org/gallery/ or any other online gallery (like Flickr).Or you can send them to me directly and I’ll post them for you.
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Thanks Dan,
I really like the work he is doing! Unfortunately, I am going to be doing this work myself and I don’t think it will look as nice. =) I am thinking I will resort to more formica type material and then lay it overtop the original countertop.
Send over the pics from the finished job when you get them!
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