Another Access Panel

"Where the heck has this access panel been all our life!"  We thought of making this access panel when we were struggling to fix our slow leaking galley faucet last fall.  Have you tried getting in and up under the galley sink on a Caliber 40 LRC (or any other sailboat) - you must have triple jointed fingers the size of a 6 yr old and the length of ET!  We were already 1/2 the way through that frustrating project when the access panel came to mind so of course we just plowed on without it.  You know how that goes....."Eh, we are 1/2 of the way there.  Let's just keep going and get it over with vs stopping to cut that panel."

Not this time.  Tom started the latest project with this side project - cutting the new access panel -FIRST!

He used the hatch board cover from the nav station seat.  It was just the right size.  He used a jig saw.  Thick stuff.  Then he attached some 1/2 strips of plywood on the inside to support the cutout piece and screws. 
Now we have easy access from the back into that area.  Stay tuned for the reason we cut this access panel.