Post 50; Microwave Removal

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Beau,

Your 50 Post I no good with out a microwave.

I am sorry that you are unable to remove it.

I may have a solution.

I have a 46 Post with a perfectly good microwave.

I have been looking for a boat with a microwave that doesn't work.

I am willing to trade my 46 Post with a working microwave for your 50 Post with nonworking microwave.

I am willing to deliver my boat to your slip an I will include a crate of microwave mac-n-cheese and pop corn.

Let me know.....

If the above deal is no good for you, then try to see if it is screwed in from the bottom. My microwave is screwed in from underneath the galley counter top.

FYI, my TV and washer/dryer have a plywood seat screwed into the bottom of the appliance, and then the seat is screwed into the floor or cabinet.


GOOD LUCK

Unscrew the bottom molding and then it should come out.

there are no screws from the bottom up?

Looking at other 50's online, you have the micro in the island portion of the galley? It's a long shot, but maybe Post was still installing similar to mine in the cabinet. The top counter may come off. Look for screws under the lip on both sides. Remove them and the whole top comes off and you can then reach the mounting brackets of the micro inside the cabinet.

Good luck, Mark

Finding the screw for the microwave.

I have a 46. The microwave sits on a teak platform custom to the base of the microwave. The base is screwed in from the bottom with one or two screws and the whole thing slide out the front. I have a sofa in front of the galley bar. Move the sofa out and look for a small teak or mirror cover on the back side of the galley bar. Remove the panel. Mine is a little bigger than my fist. Get a flashlight and find the screws that hold the wood mounting base in place. Unplug the microwave and push her out from the back.

Yours may be a little different, but Post was very creative in mounting stuff for the sea.

Hope this gives you a clue.

David OUTPOST

Hey BEAU, Is there any chance that you could post some pics of this? It may help.

Keep in mind, they had to put the molding on somehow after the microwave was installed, so, somewhere and somehow there is a way to properly remove it without destroying anything.

If the microwave is broken/trash you can cut it up from the inside with a reciprocating saw and putt it out in 3-7 pieces. The metal is pretty soft mild steel and when it is disconnected from power there is nothing dangerous inside of a microwave, just a few small capacitors that might give you a bit of a spark if you cross them the wrong way. I'd wager that you'll be able to see how it's attached when it's cut out.

The molding is teak and is at the base of the microwave in the front on mine. That molding is attached to the custom teak base and is mounted to the bottom of the MW. It will not come off unless you break it off on mine. Even if you do that the MW wont come out. The access from the rear on mine is a long way from the screws to unbolt the bottom teak plate. My arm can barely reach the screws. When Post was still around, I talked to the guy who designed the mounting. He told me how to do it because I was ready to do the same thing you are thinking of doing. I decided that they were much too crafty then that.

By the way if yours does have the custom teak mount underneath it you can call the MW manufacturer to see if they have a new one with the same vents and feet as your old one. Mine was Sharp and they had a new convection MW that matched the old footprint exactly. I used the old teak mounting slide and didn't wreck a thing. Leave it to the Japanese to understand customer retention and compatibility.