Area under mirror 06 340

Korkie

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2006 340 Sundancer, Garmin 7610, xHD 24 Radar, VV703, SeaStar Hydraulic Steer, Shadow Drive AP
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Good morning. 2006 340. Anyone know what is in the area under the cushion that is under the stbd closet mirror? And what is the trick to accessing it. The admiral is wanting to use it for shoe storage by hinging the top, but I just cannot figure out how to get into it to see if it is even feasible.
 
That's a neat idea. I'll take a look when I get down to the boat tonight.
 
Good morning. 2006 340. Anyone know what is in the area under the cushion that is under the stbd closet mirror? And what is the trick to accessing it. The admiral is wanting to use it for shoe storage by hinging the top, but I just cannot figure out how to get into it to see if it is even feasible.

Ok, Thanks to your post (and mentioning this to my wife) I finally got the inspiration to dig into this.

My original thoughts were that this was going to be screwed in from the bottom but I was wrong. The cushion was screwed in from the top on three points. The screws were actually put in through the vinyl and foam as well as the wood bottom. The next posts will show some of what is involved and what you will find when you are under it.

I will leave the value of this to each owner however in my case the challenge alone was worth the effort. It's always a puzzle that makes sense once it comes together.
 
Ok, here we go - this is not for the feint of heart - there will be some breaking and snapping ... off we go.

The best place to start is on the part of the cushion nearest the salon couch. Here you will see a hole from the screw in the vinyl this will give you some idea of where the mounting screw is.

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Once you know where it is apply force using pry bar or something similar. The goal here is to pull the screw out of the plywood below. If you can not pull it out you may be able to lift enough to get a flat hack saw blade under to cut the screw.

-Kevin
 
Once the first one is out I would lift and angle to work on the screw closer to the bed. Again pull, cut or whatever it takes. In my case I applied enough force to pull the head through the plywood. Snap, crack but who cares its on the bottom.

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This leaves us with one screw near the mirror in the back. This is probably best if you could cut it off because of the angles and you have better access with two screws out.

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Once that is done if may have broken screws of stubs that were cut and these should be tended to so grind or file them down as best possible.

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And fellow adventures this is what we find at the end of the journey...

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I will need to mount the wire away and clean away some excess carpet but we get some additional storage. Yep will be for shoes. It's also a dirty spot and will need to be cleaned up before use. Think that maybe I should put some carpet down there now. ;)

I am guessing Sea Ray never intended to finish this area to they did not expose it to the consumer. I am debating if I should cut the cross member of the plywood in the opening. I could screw it down to the vertical board.

Anyway. That was lots of fun poking, pulling, breaking and snapping. As always I hope this helps you if you are looking to do this too.

Feel free to ask questions.

-Kevin
 
So back at the boat today and did some modifications to the opening. I think this works real well and does give a lot of storage. I may take the cue from sea Ray and add some carpeting in there to finish. Also this will not be able to be hinged and must be placed in. I am looking at adding a support that might slide under the cabinet to provide leverage if you step on this too close to the outer edge. Worst case it flips up.

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-Kevin
 
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Thanks KevinC. That is quite impressive. Don't like the idea the top cannot be secured. So may take it apart, carper the inside as you stated and put a door on the front just to R of light. Will certainly be a winter thing. Thanks for takling the time to investigate this, the Admiral was quite impressed.
 
Thanks KevinC. That is quite impressive. Don't like the idea the top cannot be secured. So may take it apart, carper the inside as you stated and put a door on the front just to R of light. Will certainly be a winter thing. Thanks for takling the time to investigate this, the Admiral was quite impressed.

It does not move much at all. The point that I was talking about was the part that over hangs a little. If you step on that then the seat might flip forward. My intention is to add a small piece of wood or aluminum that would catch under the cabinet. That would prevent it from flipping up.

-Kevin
 
It does not move much at all. The point that I was talking about was the part that over hangs a little. If you step on that then the seat might flip forward. My intention is to add a small piece of wood or aluminum that would catch under the cabinet. That would prevent it from flipping up.

-Kevin

My Admiral admires your persistence. ;)
 

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