Repairing Sliding cabinet door above 2000~260DA sink

[Nehalennia]

Has anyone taken apart or had to fix the sliding corrugated door above the cabin sink?
The boat I am buying has a couple of broken “slats” in one of the sliding doors.
Does anyone have any experience with these doors and can the cabinet be taken apart or removed to repair?

Thanks in advance

 

[skolbe]

There is a guy on ******** that had remade his out of oak. They looked great. Used the old one as a template.

 

[Sundancer]

Todd:

There used to be a place that sold the door material, but you had to buy it in 4 x 8 sheets or something silly like that! I think it was called Tambour and is used for roll top desks. The bookmark I had was supposed to be the exact replacement used by Sea Ray. Old age is taking it's toll(OK, it's really the drinking, but that's not politically correct!). I remember a link from the old Sea Ray Owners site. I think I bookmarked it on my home computer and I'm in Chicago so I can't get to it.

The other solution is to roll it open and then you can get back in there with a screwdriver to remove the tray that it rolls up in. Once you remove it you can glue some cloth to the backside of the door where it's broken. The cloth will allow it to rollup like it's supposed to and give you some time to find the replacement material. Your local Sea Ray can probably point you in the right direction.

Here is a parts manual for a 2001 260. Control F on that page and search for Tambour.

http://www.searay.com/Archives_Manuals/Sea_Ray_Archives/parts_manuals/2001/2001 260 SUNDANCER.pdf

I show a part number: 1513787 260DA 01, DOOR, TAMBOUR AFT GALLEY HI#
This may be the wrong door? You'll find it in that pdf!!

 

[jg300da]

If you can remove the damaged piece there are several woodworking supply places that sell the tambor material for replacement in several sizes. Some matching wood stain will be necessary to get the color match close.

 

[Nehalennia]

the existing material is fiberboard and white. If I can get it out think I'll try and make it out of mahagony; or go by Rockler and see if they have some

Thanks for the info

 

[JAndrewG]

Todd,

I replaced all of the tambour in my 340EC while replacing all of the cabinets.

I bought it from Tape Ease. They have several types, and yes, I had to buy a 4' by 8' sheet, but for me that wasn't a big deal as I needed that much. Still, as I recall, a full sheet was something just over $300; not so much in the big picture of $3.50 a gallon gas at the marina, etc. Here's their address-

http://www.tapeease.com/tambour.htm

It's easy to cut. You simply cut the width you need with the material still rolled up, either on a table saw or miter saw.

They have the plastic tracks as well if yours are broken. I don't know what style you have, but I have several extras if you need a pair and they're the same type as mine.

Good luck,

John

 

[JeffM]

Slightly off topic, Todd, but we found out (the hard way) that items can shift while under way and block the tambour from rolling up to open. Once I freed the door, I cut a sheet of heavy plastic (I used 0.020" thick styrene but any heavy-weight flexible material should do) the same width as the door is high, and long enough to wrap most of the way around the opened door. Work that sheet into the track and it's tendency to spring open/flat will hold it in place. This will keep things from falling into the center of the track and blocking the tambour material from rolling up, preventing the door from opening.

The boat is shrink-wrapped or I'd provide measurements. Pictures are tough because it's a tight space. As I recall the length I used was about half the circumference of the circular track.

Jeff

 

[Nehalennia]

No I get it. Once I take it apart I'll check that out. Thanks for the heads up.