The galley definitely showed many signs of being more a live-a-board that a cruising boat, with years of accumulated grease and mold. The refrigeration system may have been adequate for life while being plugged in, but was grossly inefficient for a cruising boat. The sole around the galley flexed and squeaked as you walk by, indicating probable rot damage as well. The counter tops were definitely going to be redone and the icebox rebuilt, and better insulated so it was best to just remove and rebuild the whole unit, rather than try to work around problems.
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| Down to the core, after removing the stove and gross accumulations of grease and grease soaked teak around the stove. |
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| After what we had found in the head, we new the root problem for the moldy backsplash, the leaking genoa track . |
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| The icebox before. |
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| It took some persuasion to get the cupboards and shelf out in one piece, and without destroying it , mainly due to them using nails recessed into bunged holes on the forward end instead of screw. You could not pull it straight out because the nails went from aft, forward into the bulkhead. %#$&ers ! |
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Backsplash and overhead liner removed. 
Countertop removed, boy they overdid it with the high grade insulation.
Condensation from the icebox and icebox drain completely rotted the sole underneath.
  
Beams and sole are soft which is the cause of the flexing.
They will all be treated with penetrating epoxy and reinforced.
A dry fit with new solid counter top and backsplash.
Aerogel insulation 1.5" thick for an R15 not counting the 2" of Polyisocyanurate board.
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Love the photos!!!
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