I'm just about at my last update here as I can't imagine doing much more work to the galley other than some finicky stuff. I do have some lights to go in, so that will probably be the last update I think. hrm.. well, maybe a few pics on what I might refine.. I'm not sure who I'm kidding here, it may not be in the next couple of months but I'm positive I'll have more updates as I perfect the galley. The thing is, I have to start using it to know what else I want it to do! Soon.

Anyways, priority number one was to get a lid on the cooler so I could actually use it. First step was to get a lip created for the lid to sit on. I am still humming and hawing about what to do as a final finish, so for now I just used some pine I had lying around. I routered out a lip and cut the pieces to fit the hole. Actually, I cut them to fit a piece of teak I had that I was going to use for the lid. After I came to my senses about that (as this could very well be a temporary fix for the lid) I ended up with a slightly smaller opening due to the teak piece only being so long. Either way, no big deal.

I cut the new piece to go in as the lid after it was all fit and measured down to the millimeter (yes I used metric, it's easier). Went home and cut it, next time I went back I fit it to be sure and then took it back home to apply the countertop laminate (same as the counter in the galley), install the hardware and then take it back.

I applied some weather stripping foam that I got from the local marine consignment store (cheap!, but the product was brand new) around the edge the lid will sit on to help it seal better, but I doubt it makes that much of a difference at this point.

Finally, a fitting of the lid.

There's lots to do with it still but it works for now. I tested with a couple of jugs of ice (as you can see in the picture) and after 6 hours of being in there I could barely get a 1/3 of a mug of water out of the two of them together. After an hour of them being in the car I got a whole mug of water between the two of them. I think the majority of the melting happened to cool the cooler down, after that it would be very slow to melt. Putting my hand in the cooler itself I could feel it was quite cold. Perfect. Should work really well.

I'll post soon on why I was able to test for 6 hours. Let's just say, it sure was a nice day that day.

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