First Real Mods: a sink

First a disclaimer: I am not experienced with carpentry, cabinetry, plumbing- or basically anything handy. Many of you may remember the camper dolly I built, aka "the tank" which was just slightly overbuilt. So knowing that, please enjoy my winter project without laughing: adding a sink cabinet with power sink, storage and an extra removable seat.

Why did I add a sink? We really liked the idea of having some countertop space and a sink, but I opted for the narrower Bobcat and thought the full length counter might cramp us. So for a season, we went without, having just the furnace cabinet in the corner. I figured it could be added later, of course it was a little outside my skill level which I didn't count on.

Anyway, we decided just a small sink cabinet would give us what we wanted, leaving room to do other things. As you'll see later, I expanded the "step" into a storage space, so now we have either seating over storage or a shelf over storage. The extra 6" of width makes the space all the more useful.

I started with this idea:

The seat under the window is removable- it just sits on two 1x1 rails. I'm working on getting a cushion for it.

Sink works with no problems so far. I hope to take it on a shakedown cruise next weekend if the weather cooperates.

If I were more knowledgable, I would have moved the electrical connects out from under the new cabinet along with the thermostat, but for now I wanted to keep it simple. I can still remove the sink and countertop (screwed down) to access things, although it is a PITA.

And yes, I put the fill door on the inside (rt side of cabinet) only because I couldn't bring myself to cut a hole that big in the side of the camper.

I need to thank Ben for sending me materials and providing a lot of tips, tricks and know-how. He can fix my mistakes when I bring it in for a refurb in 10 years ;-).

I think you did a great job and looks factory installed. Don't down play what you can do.

Looks like it came from the factory. Well done !

Marc

Brett, that looks like it was factory installed. Very nice job. Having a sink makes cooking and cleaning so much easier.


Cheers,

Mike

Brett, really beautiful job. Well done.

Outstanding, looks factory direct for sure. Sweet.

Very nicely done... I have all my thoughts spinning in my head for mods... great ideas on this board!

Nice clean work Brother:thumb: