Jim,
Discovery is also an 30+ that was purchased without a stove. I have also been using a Coleman stove and have been thinking of a redesign for the empty space.
Your friend came up with a really nice solution, do you think he would share the design specifications?
MJS
Mark,
My carpenter buddy, Patrick, came to the boat and made some sketches and took some pictures and oversaw one of his employees making the cabinet. I gave him a cabinet door to take with him to match. But, I don’t know if there were any drawings beyond his initial sketches. It’s essentially 3 pieces. The shelf that holds the stove, the front with the drop down top and the cabinet doors, and the piano hinged top. The guy who actually made the cabinet installed each of the three pieces individually on site.
Patrick’s company specializes is custom work. He came up with several ideas that I would have never thought of. The drop-down front is a perfect place to hold spices or utensils when I’m cooking. When it’s closed it’s held in place by the overhang of the top. And, they made sure it would clear the bar in the galley so I wouldn’t lose that support. The hinged top solved the problem of stowing the top when I’m cooking. They spent a lot of time planning for the swing of the stove – making sure neither it, nor the pots on it would contact the cabinet edges. The cabinet doors don’t have latches but they used hinges with heavy springs. I’ve never had a pot come out of the cabinet on its own – even fully heeled to starboard. Even after a few years, I’m amazed at what a great job they did.
Of course, you want to know the price. And I don’t know. He needs some computer work done and we did it as a barter. Unfortunately, I haven’t got all the information I need from him to fulfill my part of the bargain. I’m prepared to write him a big check if he changes his mind. It’s such a great addition to my boat.
Next time to the boat (winter projects) I can take some more detailed pictures for you.