While the merits of having a microwave on a sailboat can be contested, my wife and I decided it would be nice for us. But where oh where to put it? There is not much extra counter space, and the microwave we had did not fit over the aft closet. It did fit over the forward closet but that did not look particularly "home-y" in our opinion, and was not conveniently located by the galley. It would work, however.
Looking around, I decided the room under the nav station was largely not being used. I didn't see myself sitting on the end of the settee that often with my feet under the nav station.
Would the microwave fit under there? Holding it up with one foot, I saw that yes, it would:
I mounted a board under the microwave and actually drilled screws up into the bottom of the microwave. Here's what it looked like mounted:
It may not look particularly sturdy, but it really is.
Then I thought... "Hey, there is more underutilized room there, let's add a shelf." So then we got this:
Here are some pictures of the support underneath the microwave:
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The cord was run back through the port sliding cabinets and up to the outlet, so the cord is hidden.
Anyways, that may be a bit unorthodox of a mounting place for a microwave, but we're pleased that it gives us a microwave and didn't take away from counter space and is also close to the galley. The whole thing could also easily unscrew and be removed if the next owner didn't want it.
Looking around, I decided the room under the nav station was largely not being used. I didn't see myself sitting on the end of the settee that often with my feet under the nav station.
Would the microwave fit under there? Holding it up with one foot, I saw that yes, it would:
I mounted a board under the microwave and actually drilled screws up into the bottom of the microwave. Here's what it looked like mounted:
It may not look particularly sturdy, but it really is.
Then I thought... "Hey, there is more underutilized room there, let's add a shelf." So then we got this:
Here are some pictures of the support underneath the microwave:
:The cord was run back through the port sliding cabinets and up to the outlet, so the cord is hidden.
Anyways, that may be a bit unorthodox of a mounting place for a microwave, but we're pleased that it gives us a microwave and didn't take away from counter space and is also close to the galley. The whole thing could also easily unscrew and be removed if the next owner didn't want it.
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