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Cabinets on a boat

8/9/17       
Bob

I have a customer that needs cabinets in a galley on a push boat. The boat is used to push/guide barges on the coast of GA. They will be subject to the high humidity and salt air. I realize that all hardware & screws should be stainless steel to avoid corrosion. Where is the best place to get SS hinges & drawer guides? Should a special plywood be used for the cabinet boxes? The customer was showing me pictures of cabinets with 5 piece doors but I know these will not hold up long term. Going to suggest a vernier slab door. What would be a good finish for the cabinets. I have been building cabinets 30+ years and this is a first for me. I would normally turn this job down but this is a good friend and also a very good repeat customer that I have done a lot of work for in the past. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

8/9/17       #2: Cabinets on a boat ...
rich c.

Plenty of outdoor cabinets being made now. All from different plastic or PVC. If you are worried about that much humidity and salt air, I wouldn't use wood.

8/9/17       #3: Cabinets on a boat ...
Leo G

I've made wooden cabinets for boats. Everything gets coated with West System Epoxy before finishing. If you do the epoxy coating properly and thoroughly it will be impervious to the conditions.

8/10/17       #4: Cabinets on a boat ...
Bruce H

A five piece door would be traditional in a boat such as your description. Not that it now would need to be so. A marine grade plywood might be easier in the long run, some balk at the cost. Jamestown Distributors will have some of what you are looking for. SS drawer guides might be a little harder to come up with.

8/10/17       #5: Cabinets on a boat ...
Alan F. Member

Lamp Sugatsune has stainless slides and hinges.

Years ago wood on boats was either Teak or Mahogany.

Look at Marine grade plywood or Medex cores for cabinet parts.

All materials need to be well sealed, and finishes and maintained regularly.

You could also look at solid phenolic/compact laminate for interiors.

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8/10/17       #6: Cabinets on a boat ...
Keith Newton

West Marine is a good source for plenty of boating needs, from hardware to finishes. Their catalogs always have a couple of pages of tips for what to use in each category like finishes to caulks or specialty things. There are some nice Teak trim pieces if your going to round corners to keep them human friendly in rough seas.

West Marine Link

8/14/17       #7: Cabinets on a boat ...
Luke

Website: http://www.calwoodinc.com

Go polymer (King Starboard) with stainless hardware.

These guys are great and they'll even build it and ship it to you:

https://www.boatoutfitters.com/before-after-projects

8/14/17       #8: Cabinets on a boat ...
Matt M

Starboard is nice, we just built an outdoor kitchen with it, but on a boat it's going to be supremely heavy. Client may not care for that.

The handful of boat/ship projects we've done required us to use light materials.

Personally I'd be OK using an exterior grade wood, sapele is particularly nice (although it is somewhat heavy as well, but not as much as Starboard).

8/14/17       #9: Cabinets on a boat ...
The Cajun Craftsman Member

I have done several boats and have a friend that does boats exclusively for 25 years. From push boats to 150' supply boats. They really don't do anything different except putting stainless hardware and additional catches on doors and drawers. Some not even that if they stay in inland waters. They use no special woods unless requested. Most of theirs are maple. Each cabinet box is independent of each other to allow for movement. It is no different from having cabinets done in a beach house.

8/20/17       #10: Cabinets on a boat ...
cabinetmaker

birch plywood is fine hell, I bet the new UV would last in the galley

We made tackle boxes and laminated them with exterior grade contact cement and color code p-lam would last about 4 years between the sun and weather......

Interior use, I would put the fixed shelves about 1/4 below a face frame or attach aluminum cleats to keep glasses and such on the shelves euro hinges and positive lock latches would do the trick to keep the doors shut and stuff in the cabinets


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