Pics of my galley cooktop upgrade

Knot It

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Oct 28, 2011
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St. Louis, Mo
Boat Info
'01 340 Sundancer
Engines
T-7.4 Horizons w/ V Drives
When I bought my boat, it had a Glass top Kenyon B61048 Alcohol/electric cook top and I hated it because I was always afraid of breaking the glass top. Even though the unit was in perfect working order, Momma hated it to and she only used it maybe twice in the 4 years we have owned the boat. So, we looked around and found one she liked and ordered the Kenyon Cortez lite touch flat top. It was a pretty easy swap once I got all the measurements worked out and once it was all in it looked pretty good I think. I had a very hard time finding a piece of Aurora colored corian to match the other counter inserts but luckily, I ran into a marina mate that does kitchen remodeling work and he was able to find a piece. With a bit of router work and sanding, it fit perfectly and looks just like it came from the factory.

So here is what I started with:


This plastic spacer was also a sore spot for me as it was next to impossible to clean up if anything spilled in the unsealed crack around the outer edge. It also hid some poor factory work of putting the cooktop in.


As you see in this picture, they chipped and cracked the gelcoat here in the corners and didnt bother to fix it. They used wood screws with too small of a pilot hole to secure the cooktop to the counter and that is what caused some chipping/cracking of the gelcoat counter top.


SeaRay also made the cutout so it did not have a lip for the new cooktop to mount on so I had to create my own mounting surface. I chose to use a 1" thick piece of black starboard and machine screws with washers and lock nuts to snug it up to the bottom of the counter top.


I sealed the starboard to counter joint with silicone sealant and mounted the cook top in place with a bead of plumbers putty under the glass lip. The screws were counter sunk and filled, which matched the counter color pretty closely.


Here is what I ended up with. The cook top glass edge is roughly 1/4 inch away from the gelcoat counter top on all 4 sides.






 
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The new insert being flush with the countertop is key to that upgrade. Nice.
 
BTW, are the new Sundancer's and FLYs finally using induction burners?
 
Awesome job. It looks sweet.
 
Great job! We have a 3 burner and rarely use it. We use a Nu Wave induction cooktop, a George Foreman or simply grill.
 

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