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A Wine Cellar Meets a Yacht: In late 2008, Vintage Cellars was contacted about building a wine cellar on a 124 foot motor yacht. After several meetings with the captain & the owner, we decided to take out an existing steam shower (just outside of the rec room) and create a temperature controlled wine room. After the contract was awarded, there were still many issues and obstacles to over come: What is behind the steam shower? How are we going to insulate, vapor barrier and prepare the room properly (since the soon to be wine cellar was on the lowest deck down a narrow spiral staircase)? How are the bottles going to remain stable if the yacht encounters rough seas? Where do we get cooling equipment for a yacht with European power specs now in dry dock in San Diego? How do we maximize the bottle capacity while keeping safety and the highest quality standards in mind The Vintage Cellars design team, wine cabinet maker and carpentry team spent the next several weeks developing a design and a plan. Due to the tight space and location on the yacht, we decided to prefabricate an interior shell in our shop. Each wall would be built out of marine grade plywood with each section vapor bariered and insulated properly. Basically, we created a modular wall, floor and ceiling to seal the room. From there, we could line the room with cherry wood to keep the high quality finish consistent with the rest of the yacht. Cooling, well there was another mountain that we had to climb. With over …