FireIsland1
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Can any owner tell me how to get the tv out from above the freezer 2003 380da. Thanks. I'm trying to help a friend swap to a flat screen
380da. Need help please
- Thread starter FireIsland1
- Start date
- Feb 14, 2009
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- Boat Info
- '07 42SS Carver, full electronics array
'03 380DA, RL80C+, ST7001, Kohl 7.3,4kw o/array sold
- Engines
- 8.1S Crusader express drives
I found these in the archives...it is a little tough to search. Not sure if either even helps.
searaycruisn
11-24-2007, 05:25 PM
Mike, when you get ready to swap out the TV for a flat screen (which I did), there is no need to remove the fridge. The TV is attached to a piece of plywood, and the plywood is screwed on to a piece of wood which is on top of the refrigerator. You will see two screws in the front portion of the plywood just in front or to the side of the TV. Remove those two screws, and the TV will slide out with the plywood piece to which it is attached.
From the Official 380 thread
5) Removing the 15" frig tv in the cabin. I found a nice description and some pictures around how to remove this tv including a discussion on "christmas trees" used to hold the trim on to the refrigerator cabinet. I followed the advice dilligently, prying away at the trim with more and more force until "POP" the trim came up but was held on with "FOUR WOOD SCREWS". Apparently the 1999 had no christmas trees. I ended up pulling a half dozen screws from the refrigerator door frame and slid the frig onto a couple of pieces of 4x4's that were sitting around the boat yard. From there I removed the screws holding the trim (or what HAD been holding the trim). I also removed four screws that were holding a mounting plate (made of wood) onto the cabinet. I will take some pics of this over the weekend. Once the tv was removed and unplugged from a 110ac outlet I saw that the hole remaining had no back and opened to the hull and wiring. I decided the best way to deal with this and to lend some additional support to what I hoped would be an articulating flat screen mount would be to make an insert box. I stopped by Lowes and bought some melamine shelving. I had them make the square cuts for me (which suprising they still do) for the sides of the unit.
Unfortunately the hole in the cabinetry isn't square at the top but slanted. I was able to make an accomodation for this and had another wider piece of melamine board at my house which I cut for the back. I hole sawed a 1.5 inch hole in the back and mounted two latches so I could get into the unfinished area if necessary. The resulting box is about the perfect size for my inverter so scratch that off the list. I also found two articulating mounts online which if they work well (when they arrive) I will detail out on a later post.
total cost for this around 12 dollars for wood and latches, old black spray paint from the garage and a 20 dollar mount
searaycruisn
11-24-2007, 05:25 PM
Mike, when you get ready to swap out the TV for a flat screen (which I did), there is no need to remove the fridge. The TV is attached to a piece of plywood, and the plywood is screwed on to a piece of wood which is on top of the refrigerator. You will see two screws in the front portion of the plywood just in front or to the side of the TV. Remove those two screws, and the TV will slide out with the plywood piece to which it is attached.
From the Official 380 thread
5) Removing the 15" frig tv in the cabin. I found a nice description and some pictures around how to remove this tv including a discussion on "christmas trees" used to hold the trim on to the refrigerator cabinet. I followed the advice dilligently, prying away at the trim with more and more force until "POP" the trim came up but was held on with "FOUR WOOD SCREWS". Apparently the 1999 had no christmas trees. I ended up pulling a half dozen screws from the refrigerator door frame and slid the frig onto a couple of pieces of 4x4's that were sitting around the boat yard. From there I removed the screws holding the trim (or what HAD been holding the trim). I also removed four screws that were holding a mounting plate (made of wood) onto the cabinet. I will take some pics of this over the weekend. Once the tv was removed and unplugged from a 110ac outlet I saw that the hole remaining had no back and opened to the hull and wiring. I decided the best way to deal with this and to lend some additional support to what I hoped would be an articulating flat screen mount would be to make an insert box. I stopped by Lowes and bought some melamine shelving. I had them make the square cuts for me (which suprising they still do) for the sides of the unit.
Unfortunately the hole in the cabinetry isn't square at the top but slanted. I was able to make an accomodation for this and had another wider piece of melamine board at my house which I cut for the back. I hole sawed a 1.5 inch hole in the back and mounted two latches so I could get into the unfinished area if necessary. The resulting box is about the perfect size for my inverter so scratch that off the list. I also found two articulating mounts online which if they work well (when they arrive) I will detail out on a later post.
total cost for this around 12 dollars for wood and latches, old black spray paint from the garage and a 20 dollar mount
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