the simple answer is that you either replace it yourself or have someone else do it. it is fairly straight forward to replace. I believe that there are some articles on subject on the website. I replaced mine, i just roughed up the existing counter tops, applied white Formica and trimmed it. the hardest part was fitting the back edges and around the dry storage and ice box. i just made a pattern and cut out the Formica a little oversized.
good luck on your project!
Mike

Wish you had posted this about a month sooner. I would have given you my old counter top from our 1990 36. I replaced ours with corain. Our old one was white. All I have left it the frige cover.

On my first 36, a 1986 model, I laid ceramic tile on the kitchen & head counters. It was absolutely stunning and SOMEWHERE, there's a 4 page feature article in an oooooooold Mainsheet magazine on all the stuff I did to that boat. In addition to the tile, I teak-panelled EVERY inch of interior fiberglass below the cabintop. It looked like a Hans Christian inside....with Berber carpeting. Anyway, if you decide to try tiling the counters, I can tell you some of the tricks I used.

Mike

Yeah, where are the pics? 

Please post if you get a chance; love to see the work you did.

hi bob, i just finished redoing all the counter ,table and shelf spaces in our 84. its not an impossible job if you are handy with tools and have lots of time. it is a very tedious job if you want a finished factory look. you can go to lowes and pick any color formica you want from the sample display racks they have in the store. its special order but no too expensive. it does not require any special tools except a small router which i bought at harbor freight tools for $30.00. there are some simple tricks to working with formica but its very easy if you are careful. i would be glad to talk to you about it if you need some guidence.   

Jim

That is one of the projects on my list and I was going to do just what you did...formica from Lowes and fit it myself. Would be interested to hear the tips and tricks of doing this. Thanks.

Duncan

We had a cabinet maker who also lives on his boat in our marina re surface the laminates. I took all the tops off, ( quite a job but not too difficult) We did not do the galley counter since that had butcher block pattern. The saloon table we just turned over and laminated on the bottom. It cost about $300 including 1 sheet of laminate. He removed the edging and reinstalled it. We also had him laminate the sliding cabinet doors. Big improvement.