Inside Cabinet 2

I took a week off work after Easter and during some of this time off I managed to complete the front cabin shelf unit. It's more or less based on the first one I made at the back of the cabin with the exception of the electronics panel. The marine ply was given a couple of coats of timber oil and it scrubbed up quite well. 

The final product differs from the original SketchUp design as changes were made on the fly with my continuous changes of mind. The solar regulator was mounted on the inside so that the front face was flush with the ply panel. The alternative option was to mount the solar regulator directly onto the ply panel and have the wires come through the ply from beneath as shown in the photo example below.

The option I went with has all the wires behind the panel out of sight.


Here's my original SketchUp drawing which allowed for the panel on the left for the electronics panel:

Here's a photo of it partially installed. The red tape along the ceiling was to remind me where electrical cables were inside the steel frame so I didn't drill into them.

 

The white cable on the right side of the cabinet is from the charger in the galley to the battery located in the front storage box. I put in an extra panel to hide this cable from view.

 

The router was used quite a bit on this cabinet and improved the quality of the cut outs. There was plenty of test runs on scrap pieces to make sure I didn't waste what little ply I had left.

The completed unit:

 

 

I installed a USB charger port and a standard 12v socket inside the left hand side cabinet beside the electronics panel. I figured this location would better suit charging tablets and phones etc rather than having the cables loop around the front.

 

 

 

The completed electronics panel with the solar regulator at the top and the switch panel below

 Next on the agenda is the side door. More to come