Corian is MUCH lighter than granite. Granite, depending on which type stone color you go with, weights between 25 to 40 lbs per sq. ft. Not a big deal for a small galley but can be a factor if a lot of counter top area. Corian is, if I recall, is around 10-12 lbs. a sq. ft. so considerable weight savings which is why you see corian on new boats these days 99% of the time instead of granite, at least for our sized boats.
Any granite fabrication shop in your local area can template and install granite countertops and there should be corian folks around as well. Cost typically is around the same around $35-40 a sq. ft. installed plus extra costs for sink cut outs, polished edges (trash can lid), etc. We just redid our galley on our Monk with granite tops, SS undermount sink, and a nice new sink fixture. I researched heavily regarding stoves....we ended up scrapping our old propane stove and went with an electric cooktop unit which fits our needs just fine.
Here is a thread about stove discussion that you may find helpful:
http://www.trawlerforum.com/index.spark?aBID=115492&p=3&topicID=38826207
Here is our "before" galley (with clutter everywhere!):
And the "after" as she looks now:
You'll notice in the corner that we have a cut out for our recessed trash can as well. It's not in the pics but I do have a granite cover for that opening. Edges of the top and the countertop cut out are polished. The cover has two holes drilled through it (inch and a half or so??). Only thing I would say is that it is surprisingly heavy! We've decided that it will basically remain off most of the time (too heavy/cumbersome to take on and off) and probably only put on when out for a sunset cruise entertaining friends or something. If you went with corian the lid would be much, much lighter.
RE: backsplash. I'm not wild about the tile look alike sheets. I'd go with something like this maybe:
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...Flow=3&catalogId=10053&langId=-1&ddkey=Search
That assumes it would look appropriate and to scale in your galley. They make it in bronze colored and a few others I think.
On our boat though, redoing the galley resulted is a HUGE improvement in the way our boat not only looks but more importantly, how it functions due to us switching to a cooktop unit that allowed us to install the microwave under the stove and had enough room to also build a silverware drawer above the microwave. Removing the old wooden fiddles around the tops allowed us to also make them larger (new tops overhang the cabinets vs. being smaller than the cabinets with fiddles) and it created a continuous counter top which really opened things up as well.
-- Edited by Woodsong on Sunday 16th of January 2011 09:25:06 PM
-- Edited by Woodsong on Sunday 16th of January 2011 09:27:39 PM