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Next was that stupid faucet. I hate that thing. Every time you turn it on the water ran to the back of the counter. I purchased a nice faucet from Ebay again for I think 35.00 or so.I removed the fridge. Easily done by removing the four screws in the face of it. Pull it out and thats it. Next I removed the old retaining nut from the old faucet. Removed the water supply line and the took the crappy one out and threw it away. I placed the new faucet in the opening and installed the retaining nut and supply lines. Install the fridge and that is it. This project cost about 35.00 and took all of maybe 1 hour.
The old one

fridge removed

Underside of faucet

The new faucet

One other small thing I did was in the cabinet in the galley. There just is not enough room anywhere for storage. Having one cabinet for plates, bowls, cups and stuff just isnt enough. The original cabinet was just a big open spot. Everything ended up pilled in there. I bought some shelving and adjustable brackets and installed them. What a difference. Plates on one, cups on another and bowls and stuff on another.


I hope this helps some of you with questions you may have. Sorry that I dont have more pictures, but sometimes it is hard to stop and take a pic while you are working away

Wow , good job on this and other projects ! My boat has very similar setup -good idea .Do you think replacing glass top in burner is a big deal? My is cracked (don't ask how it happened ) and will have to be fixed soon.
Again ,nice job !
Rich

Should be very easy. Just pull out the fridge and i think there were a few retainers under the counter. That should be about it

Thanks 248 !
Rich

Thanks for taking the time to do these write-ups. I appriciate them, as I'm sure others do. Now to find someone to buy my 225 so I can get a 248!

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2007 358 T-5.7GXi IB
Previous Boats
'08 H240, '08 V318, '04 268, '04 225

Nice job!

For anyone consider a new faucet, don't overlook the benefits of getting one with a hose for the main spout. Very convenient for cleaning up stuff.

When I had the fridge out on the 348 I noticed the cooktop is indeed just held down from below by a few clips around the outside edges. Looks like a pretty simple thing to remove. I don't know how they seal to the counter. But I'd want to be sure to use a fresh bead of caulk or gasket. No sense in having anything leak under it and wreck stuff below.

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-Bill Kearney, 2005 348 Vista