Yes, it involves quite a bit of work. You will need to remove the cabinets themselves, as they are built as a unit then installed into the boat. The pain is removing the grabrails (the grabrails and trim hide screws that hold up the ceiling panel), moldings and eventually the cabinets that keep the ceiling panel in place. Be very patient and you won't have too tough a time. I had to take a Sawzall to trim a little off one end of the cabinet so I could pull it out, otherwise it will wedge itself as you try to remove it. The other option would be to remove the chainplate assembly and pull the cabinet straight out. The chainplate inhibits the removal straight out. Once you have the cabinets out, you can then remove the ceiling panel. Don't forget to re-bed the genoa sheet track, stanchion bases and anything else you can get to while its exposed. While I had mine out, I used 1/2" foil faced rigid insulation to line the ceiling and the hull. Eventually, my whole boat will be insulated this way. The foil face will act as a radar reflector as well as giving an R-3.5. good luck, Tom
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