Galley furniture in our Didi 40 Cr taking shape with sink and ice box openings cut.
I have been pushing ahead with the engine compartment and galley so that I can get the floor levels and edge support in these areas established. So the engine compartment is temporarily installed with screws so that I can remove it from the hull for painting and fitting of the insulation. While it is out I will fit the foam to the fridge so there is a bit of work piling up. With the engine compartment in place I fitted the companionway floor supports and fitted the first floor panel. It was a good fit but the surface was a bit too slippery and the feet of the ladder slipped before I had a chance to install some cleats. The result was a nasty fall down the companionway with my body inside and my arm outside so I have a couple of bruised ribs and a forced rest. There were lots of cleats in the engine compartment and galley to be glued and that was a good light task for my condition. I even managed to install the sliding doors behind the stove and fridge. While doing these jobs I thank my father Ted for his example of wood work and all the skills I picked up from watching him. Still in search of light duties I mapped out the drawers for the galley and settled on three narrow drawers and one deep one. I cut the surrounds and rails on the circular saw bench and did a trial fit with a couple of 9 mm ply panels that will be the 18 mm thick drawer fronts. I was so pleased with my first floor panel in the companionway that I put up with a bit of pain to cut out the panel that runs down the side of the engine compartment to the settee area. It is trimmed and fitted now and provides a nice unobstructed route through the hull. That was the last of the 12 mm plywood so I will have to order another two sheets to finish the balance of the floors. I must paint the battery compartment as a matter of priority so that I can install the first couple of batteries and get the electrics under way. I will remake the instrument panel as the 6 mm ply I used was too floppy and distorted. I have some very nice seven ply 9 mm sheets that will do the job well.
Sliding doors behind the stove and ice box are completed but for painting.
The one piece removable end for the engine compartment fits nicely and the floor from the companionway to the sitting area is now in place