Ouch! Galley Trambor door (sliding door panel behind galley counter) problem

[Pseudomind]

Galley Trambor door (sliding door panel behind galley counter) problem
I am going to be able to fix it, $20.00 a square foot for the Trambor from Flounder Pounder. I need a piece 12 inches by 20 -1/2 inches. I am going to prevent this in the future by mounting a piece of half round section standing upright (maybe a length wise cut piece of 3 or 4 inch PVC pipe), something to prevent this from happening again.

A cracker box which was about 2" x 2" got wedged behind the curved part of the door, and I mean it was wedged in, the box had about a 1/2 inch curved shaped indent on it when I finally got it out.. I believe the box slid back and then something slid into the box repeatedly hammering it behind the door. I would never have been able to pull it out with just a coat hanger.

I would suggest if it happens to someone else, obtain a piece of very heavy curved steel, think of it as a half circle, make a downward bend on one end about 1 -1/2 to 2 inches long, sharpen the end to a point so if you need to pierce a box, Slide a hand mirror into whatever opening you can get and have a flashlight to also shine in behind the door.

And no the door will not slide up out of the track, there are three upper and lower screws which holds the tremor door assembly into place and two additional screws which clamp the right hand side of the track closed.

I eventually was able to get It opened this much, broke one strip off in the process.I am gluing the strips back and I am going to glue a strip of duct tape to the back of the panel, then reverse the panel in the slides. I will drill a new hole for the handle. The repaired section will now be on the left out of site and will slide into the Trambor assembly.

The box became wedged behind the round section and the back wall while the door was closed (Slid all of the way to the right when facing galley counter) was wedged behind this piece in the next photo below The door would not slide at all.

I never knew I had these outlets here, or I had forgotten about them.

 

[Sundancer]

There should be a warning label with these doors! I had problems with them initially because SOMEONE on board was stuffing them so full it was jamming the door! After a discussion and some training we no longer have that problem. I had to unjam a few doors fortunately without any damage. Reversing it in it's track makes a lot of sense! I think there is a small amount that you never see. I'd love to see what yours looks like after reversing it! I hope there is some extra to work with! GREAT IDEA!!

 

[Pseudomind]

I will post a photo when I am finished :thumbsup:

 

[tobnpr]

I'm surprised SR was/is (?) still using this stuff in the twenty-first century.
I've got 'em too... very poor quality- at a ridiculous cost.

They're like pressed cardboard or something paperlike. Doesn't get along well with the heat and humidity of a boat cabin. C'mon, Sea Ray- you can do better than this.

 

[jpk33]

Great pix of a difficult repair. Remember that outlet is a GFCI that controls a kitchen & head outlets IIRC.

 

[Pseudomind]

I was able to slowly clamp and glue the pieces back onto each strip which was damaged in the first photo in post number 1. I did this in order to have enough bulk for the door to be able to slide back into the Trambor spiral mount assembly. Once I had this all finished I placed two lenghts of duct tape on the back. I coated the duct tap edges with super glue and then later after it dried, I coated the edges again with some clear finger nail polish. I am not sure how well this will work, but I wanted the trambor to still be able to flex, but I did not want to add aditional thickness, so the door could still slide back inside

Next I slowly pried the piece of flexible plastic off of the back, (third image down, post one), which is used as additional support for the knob piece.

I reversed the trambor door as mentiond, glued the piece of plastic back on the back side and drilled a new hole for the knob assembly.

I then used three wooden paint stirrer sticks, inserted them into the tracks and taped into place using duct tape. I did this to hold the completed assembly together for installation.

I placed the trambor assembly back into the opening, and using a couple of small awls and a few small finishing nails I was able to align the assembly back into position. (use the awl and nails to stick into the screw holes as a temporary method of holding in to place. I also had a couple of large clothes pin type clamps which I would recommend to use. I used one at the top and one at the bottom to hold the assembly into place until you are able to get the screws back in place.

I would also recommend having a small hand mirror and a flashlight.

Here is the finished project. :thumbsup:

 

[chumbley]

Nice work! And good thinking on reversing the door.

 

[jpk33]

Looks alot better than the first picture! Great job & write up!

 

[Sundancer]

Do the damaged pieces unroll enough to be exposed? It doesn't look like it, but maybe you are extremely skilled at repairing woodwork? Thanks for the photo's! Now I need to go count how many extra rows I have JUST IN CASE I need to reverse mine someday!

 

[Pseudomind]

Do the damaged pieces unroll enough to be exposed? It doesn't look like it, but maybe you are extremely skilled at repairing woodwork? Thanks for the photo's! Now I need to go count how many extra rows I have JUST IN CASE I need to reverse mine someday!

My Trambor door is 12 inches by 20 1/2 inches.

The door opening area is about 11 1/2 inches by 17 inches. could have probably just removed the three broken sections, but I was not sure how much door gap. if any, I would of then had on the left edge when the door was closed, so I opted to repair the three broken sectons for extra ridigity behind the door left edge.

You cannot see the repaired sections when the door is closed. :thumbsup:

 

[Sundancer]

I had a feeling there was a little extra! It's good to know that it doesn't show! This is so logical and simple! GREAT idea! I just hope I don't have to use it!