MYMT
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I hope this is an ok forum to post this, and thought others may find it interesting. I love the flybridge but found out quickly that especially with company, bringing refreshments up and down the ladder is neither safe nor fun. So after seeing something similar on a Flemming, I did some investigating and found a way to modify a cabinet, and have just finished installing a dumb waiter that serves the flybridge from the galley below.
I took the cabinet down, cut a small round hole in the ceiling and with my cell phone took pictures to ensure that there were no structural or wiring issues to deal with. It took a while to design it, but after messing with the idea for months, I’ve got it installed. Now all that’s necessary is to fabricate a handle for the tray. Once the refreshments are loaded on the tray from the galley, then from the flybridge you reach down and simply pull it up.
Having a clear Plexiglas lid gives the cabinet a nice skylight look from down below and adds a nice touch to the galley..during the day anyway…I think it came out pretty nice and the folks that have seen it seem to think it’s a pretty good idea too, so thought I’d share it here. A few pic’s to see what was done and how it looks..
I took the cabinet down, cut a small round hole in the ceiling and with my cell phone took pictures to ensure that there were no structural or wiring issues to deal with. It took a while to design it, but after messing with the idea for months, I’ve got it installed. Now all that’s necessary is to fabricate a handle for the tray. Once the refreshments are loaded on the tray from the galley, then from the flybridge you reach down and simply pull it up.
Having a clear Plexiglas lid gives the cabinet a nice skylight look from down below and adds a nice touch to the galley..during the day anyway…I think it came out pretty nice and the folks that have seen it seem to think it’s a pretty good idea too, so thought I’d share it here. A few pic’s to see what was done and how it looks..
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