Cabinet work

Hydro Therapy

Hydro Therapy

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Dec 27, 2012
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Precision Precision 28 St Augustine
I made this cabinet and installed it before my boatyard closed due to the virus. My neighbor threw away a mahogany end table. Snatched it up for this project. Nothing like free. The cabinet was a bit of a challenge. It’s not like making a cabinet for your house. Nothing squared in a boat. It will look better when I replace the wood where the stereo is mounted.

My first cabinet with my new router table.
 

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dlochner

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Jan 11, 2014
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Sabre 362 113 Fair Haven, NY
Hydro Therapy said:
I made this cabinet and installed it before my boatyard closed due to the virus. My neighbor threw away a mahogany end table. Snatched it up for this project. Nothing like free. The cabinet was a bit of a challenge. It’s not like making a cabinet for your house. Nothing squared in a boat. It will look better when I replace the wood where the stereo is mounted.

My first cabinet with my new router table.
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Looks good! Make sure you have a positive latch on the cabinet doors or you'll find its contents on the cabin sole after a good solid puff. ;)
 
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Hydro Therapy

Hydro Therapy

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Dec 27, 2012
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Precision Precision 28 St Augustine
Any suggestions on small discreet positive latches. Not sure if they still make them. When my 25 year old son was much younger I had child safety latches. They where hidden. They allowed you to open the doors about 1/2 inch then you had to press the release which was inside the door frame.
 
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dlochner

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Jan 11, 2014
11,401
Sabre 362 113 Fair Haven, NY
Hydro Therapy said:
Any suggestions on small discreet positive latches. Not sure if they still make them. When my 25 year old son was much younger I had child safety latches. They where hidden. They allowed you to open the doors about 1/2 inch then you had to press the release which was inside the door frame.
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These work:

www.defender.com

Perko 1021 Elbow Catches - 1021DP0BLK

Perko Black Plastic Elbow Catches - Pair Features: Black Plastic Integral Spring 1-3/16" x 5/8" #6 screw size (Sold Separately)
www.defender.com www.defender.com

They do need a hole in the door to stick your finger through to release them.
 
Will Gilmore

Will Gilmore

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Oct 19, 2017
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O'Day 19 Littleton, NH
:clap:Very nice work.

Those are full overlay doors?
If you don't want to put a finger hole in your doors, I have some thoughts, but I'll look around to see what's commercially availible.

-Will (Dragonfly)
 
Hydro Therapy

Hydro Therapy

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Dec 27, 2012
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Precision Precision 28 St Augustine
Yes, they are full overlay doors. I would rather not put a hole in the doors. Thanks for your suggestions.
 
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dlochner

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Jan 11, 2014
11,401
Sabre 362 113 Fair Haven, NY
A child safety lock would work, except small items that would fit through the opening, could fit through the opening and fall out.
 
TomY

TomY

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Jun 22, 2004
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Alden 38' Challenger yawl Rockport Harbor
Nice work! It might be worth fabricating or finding a simple turn knob on a shaft, to fit a small hole in the center stile, which has a Tee on the inside end that engages simple L shaped wood blocks (or thin piece of bent metal) on the backs of the doors.

The orientation of the turn knob would tell you if doors were secured?
 
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sailnoproblem

sailnoproblem

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Oct 10, 2011
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Tartan 34C Toms River, New Jersey
How about the magnetic kind? Yea I know they are not Stainless, but they are in your cabin, and you can spray them with clear coat. I don't think it would affect the holding.
But if you are storing heavy objects it might not work. Just a thought.
 
Will Gilmore

Will Gilmore

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Oct 19, 2017
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O'Day 19 Littleton, NH
TomY said:
Nice work! It might be worth fabricating or finding a simple turn knob on a shaft, to fit a small hole in the center stile, which has a Tee on the inside end that engages simple L shaped wood blocks (or thin piece of bent metal) on the backs of the doors.

The orientation of the turn knob would tell you if doors were secured?
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:thumbup:

I was thinking of something like that only from underneath.
I spent some unproductive time looking online. I'm sure there's a good system already to buy and install, just need the right search terms.

-Will (Dragonfly)
 
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MitchM

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Jan 20, 2005
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Nauticat 321 pilothouse 32 Erie PA
Go to a reaaly good woodworker catalog like garrett wade and see what kind of latches are available. I had the fingerholes w friction cgatches on all my cabinets as oem from nauticat . and virtually every cabinet latched w them was popping open in heavy seas. I fussed w them trying to adjust throw and spring tensions . I finally went to stainless screendoor type latches available in ss or bronze .
 
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