A bad place to store stuff in the galley (Or: how to remove the microwave in a 2007 Rinker 370)

LaReaLaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 7,747 mod
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Funny thing happened on Day 1 of our recent 4-day cruise.  The Admiral and I were ready for one of our favorite underway breakfasts (egg salad with bacon on King's Hawaiian Rolls ... mmmm).  Unfortunately, she couldn't find the package of rolls.  This meal is a tradition for us, so we looked everywhere.  She said "This makes no sense ... I always store the rolls right there in that place above the microwave."

She crossed her arms and shot me a disgusted look that said "You animal -- did you stay up late last night and eat an entire 20-pack of rolls?"  Luckily for me, I was innocent.  

You can probably guess where this story is headed.  Playing a hunch, we got a flashlight and peeked in the gaps around the microwave.  Boom, there was the package of rolls.  

It turns out that if you put stuff on top of the storage rack (between the rack and the headliner), there's nothing to prevent it from sliding down and falling on top of the microwave.  Once that happens, you can't reach it unless you remove the microwave.



Fortunately, Rinker did a fantastic job integrating the microwave in this boat.  Removing it takes two minutes.  The microwave sits on a wooden shelf.  On the underside of the cabinet, remove the eight screws that hold the shelf in place, and slide the whole thing out (microwave and shelf together).



With the microwave out, we retrieved our 20-pack of King's Hawaiian rolls.  AND we were amused to find two more disgusting packages of rolls that were at least a year old, two oven mitts, and other stuff that had gone missing over the years.  Funny, but kinda gross too.  

And now I know how to take out the microwave.  


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