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zeil
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Initially Posted - 10/15/2007 : 01:56:02

Living on board full time Additions & Modifications Part 2 continued

Looking inside the cupboard storage area you'll notice an extended top shelf with the green sink-drain and fresh water supply line in front. Most soaps, cleaning materials and misc. supplies including two thermos bottles for "coffee break time". Notice the propane supply bottle located and easily accessible to the left with a gas detector sensor installed below. Pots & pans are stored on the back portion of the top shelf and accessible through the settee hatch.

Pots & pans are accessible through the starboard settee hatch

Our fold able $6.00 Wall Mart stool with all joints re-welded and a new home made bread-board type seat. The original leg-joints and seat gave out soon after purchase but held together well after the repairs.
In the background you'll notice the hinged companion step extension in fold down position. We used the extended step seat every day from seating visitors, washing dishes to a place for the heater during cold evenings & nights. Floor mats replacing the original blue mats were purchased just before we left and held up well...

Our heater with 6, 9, 11 and 1600 watts settings thermostatically controlled heater placed frequently on the companion way extended step
The heater was used for heating, air circulation and humidity control

Shelves to increase the limited galley storage area. The shelf is attached with small clips to the teak hull strip and supported on the counter by 7/8 diameter SS tubes to match the interior. One of the tubes also functions to hide the wire going from the gas detector to te sensor installed below the propane gas bottle. We particularly like the location of the stove leaving the counter uncluttered and whats more... room for two drawers. One for cutlery and one for odds and end (my drawer)

The head provided much needed storage for a variety of things and kept the cabin uncluttered.

Beverage storage in a cut-in-half garbage basket kept drinks compact and from rolling all over. Thanks Johanna for this simple & practical solution

The top part of a $10.00 tent served as rain and sun cover for the bow hatch. Suspended from the jib halyard & corners to cleats it formed a wonderful protection from rain and sun while allowing free flow of air in all weather.

Velcro'd bug screen covering the forward hatch. We double soft Velcro'd the edges to beef it up a bit. Notice the two round protection felt patches to protect the screen of potential damage that could be caused by the two, in down position, protruding hatch locks.

Slings for extra blankets or just plain storage of bulky items

Our humidity, barometer and thermometer unit suspended just below the electrical panel

We lined, after searching far and wide, the aft and V berth with 2 ft x 2ft interlocking 1/2 inch fatigue mat type of insulation material close cell foam in our fight against condensation and humidity levels. Conclusion... it really helps and eliminates most if not all hull "sweating" A bonus is that it is inexpensive at about $15.00 for 5 2x2 ft interlocking panels

Henk & Johanna
"Floating", a few off your "barnacles".
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Response Posted - 10/15/2007 : 07:01:31

Henk, are the steel tubes supporting the galley shelf secured in any way to the countertop?

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zeil
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Response Posted - 10/15/2007 : 16:21:30

Paul:
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">are the steel tubes supporting the galley shelf secured in any way to the countertop?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Yes... the bottom of the tubing is simply bolted with a 3/16 bolt/washer/nut to the plexi back splash. The top of the tubing is held in place by a 3/8 inch teak square plate with a hole drilled to friction fit the tube... (no fasteners are used)

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Response Posted - 10/18/2007 : 00:14:18

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">2 ft x 2ft interlocking 1/2 inch fatigue mat type of insulation material close cell foam in our fight against condensation and humidity levels<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

The interlocking closed cell mats have on the back side small air space ridges (pockets) and should provide additional insulation against the hull

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