Brian Godfrey
Jan 5, 2025, 10:25:27 PM (14 days ago)
Well it’s only been a couple of days. Plus, it’s hard to know what someone else is going to consider great. Take my microwave installation for example. (See attached photo.) I’ve spent my life doing much more difficult and/or creative things than installing a microwave. But seeing your mod, and sitting here a few feet from it, makes me think others could be interested in it.
I spend one night a week, average, on the boat so the microwave makes sense to me even though I have no generator or inverter.
Rather than take up most of the counter space with it I put it in the cupboard to the left of the sink and pantry. The frame for the sliding doors was too deep so I pulled it out and made a new frame. The microwave is just a little narrow for the space, but it’s usually dark to the sides (except when the camera flashes) so you don’t notice it.
I had to make a false floor to elevate the microwave and level it, so I designed it so I could store the original frame beneath it. And the sliding doors are stashed off to the right - all wrapped in bubble wrap so they don’t vibrate. That way when someone is cussing me out while they remove my mod, they’ll suddenly find that all they need to do is put a few dabs of Sikaflex on the rediscovered frame and it’s all back to original. Could be worse.
Brian Godfrey
Vela, NS33, San Diego
