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sdpinaz
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Initially Posted - 01/03/2014 : 14:11:30

Does any one use their head sink? If you have removed it or just don't use it, what have you done with the space instead?
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ftworthsailor
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Response Posted - 01/03/2014 : 14:27:14

On my FK, the head sink was removed. it is now a bin that I use it to store pfd's and a rope ladder.

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Response Posted - 01/04/2014 : 05:57:14

This is on my "to do" list. With so little room already, allotting room for a 2nd sink seems like it is not the best use of that space - especially when there is another sink about 8 feet away!!

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Response Posted - 01/04/2014 : 06:02:36

I use ours when spending the night on the boat to brush teeth, shave, wash cloth bath etc. I have thought about removing it and placing a closet rod there. Probably will not remove it. Just finished building a teak towel bar for that area. (Not yet installed)

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Response Posted - 01/04/2014 : 07:44:10

Mrapkins,
When you remove it, what are your plans for the space?

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awetmore
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Response Posted - 01/04/2014 : 08:59:40

I removed the head faucet, but not the sink. I added a few padeyes across the opening above the sink. Then our suitcase fit into that area perfectly and it became where we kept our clothes.

The advantage of this modification is that it is easily reversible when it becomes time to sell the boat. We still used the storage under the sink too.

There isn't a lot of room there for a hanging closet. My new boat has a real hanging closet, but that just taught me that hanging closets aren't an efficient use of space. I made some shelves that go into the closet and it is a lot more useful, we can keep weeks of clothing in there instead of just a couple PFDs and rain jackets.

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pastmember
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Response Posted - 01/04/2014 : 20:12:47

I found the head sink to be the more functional of the two sinks. I much preferred using the galley sink as a catch all and leaving the vanity sink as the functioning drain to the lake.

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Voyager
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Response Posted - 01/04/2014 : 20:41:09

Frank - I second that motion! While I've restored the galley sink to operational status (pump handle and drain), I rarely use it for washing. Drinks, keys, phone, iPod, you name it - handiest catch-all on the boat!
I use the head sink for morning ablutions and all manner of cleaning and washup.
The port side of the head area with a strategically-placed wooden dowel provides plenty of room for hanging clothes and drying things out.

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Ape-X
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Response Posted - 01/05/2014 : 05:36:07

Moe never had a sink in the head: It was a hanging closet/bin. It was very handy for holding the space heater, lines etc. I always thought 2 sinks would be overkill. the main sink was our catch-all for empty cans, winch handles, snacks, etc.

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Response Posted - 01/05/2014 : 16:24:09

For washing up, wet wipes are more efficient than using the sink and guests don't need instructions in their use.

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Stu Jackson C34
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Response Posted - 01/12/2014 : 14:13:31

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Ape-X
 Moe never had a sink in the head: It was a hanging closet/bin. It was very handy for holding the space heater, lines etc. I always thought 2 sinks would be overkill. the main sink was our catch-all for empty cans, winch handles, snacks, etc.

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Ours, too. Never had one.

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mrapkins
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Response Posted - 01/13/2014 : 07:06:37

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by sdpinaz
 Mrapkins,
When you remove it, what are your plans for the space?
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To increase storage.

We frequently go on week-long cruises and I'd like to better organize things. Mostly my wife just puts all non-food/drink in the v-berth.

I'm 6'2 and can't really fit in the v-berth. In addition I cannot see how anyone can sleep there with their head literally inches from the head (toilet)!!

I sleep in the quarter berth and my 4'11 wife sleeps on the starboard settee with her head aft. Even with this arrangement and the original head "door" closed I find things pretty intimate!

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pastmember
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Response Posted - 01/13/2014 : 07:23:11

If you have any head odor then it is up to you to take the steps necessary to fix it. As a porta potty person I have never had any head odor and if I sleep on the hook I sometimes put the potty out in the cockpit for the night. NO ONE will see you use it out there unless you are rafted up o the hook. Years ago we had a member who removed the forward bulkheads and extended the v-berth over the head (common on 22' boats). If you take the sink out then you could build the berth out all the way to the main bulk heads, just devise a lifting section for directly over the head. And no I don't think a C 25 needs the forward bulkheads for anything structural.

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Tomas Kruska
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Response Posted - 01/14/2014 : 11:33:52

PO hired an cabinetmaker to do this. I must say it was very useful.

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Response Posted - 01/14/2014 : 12:39:18

Wow! "Useful" is one word...

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jduck00
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Response Posted - 01/14/2014 : 16:51:30

The PO had already removed the sink so I turned mine into an electrical panel. I'm going to add an AC in that same area and squeeze in a shelf or two.

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 01/18/2014 : 20:05:36

that has to be the most impressive electrical panel on a C25.

Any chance of some pics of the inside?

Paul

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jduck00
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Response Posted - 01/19/2014 : 14:00:33

I looked and don't have a good picture of the back side of the panel. I'm headed out to the boat sometime this week and will snap a couple of shots.

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Response Posted - 01/21/2014 : 20:19:03

Gee thanks guys! I never thought about removing the forward sink. Now I have another project. Great ideas.

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Ape-X
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Response Posted - 01/22/2014 : 05:26:24

jduck you picture doesn't load for me (red x) I've tried refresh and "show picture" without any success. can you e-mail: curiosity killed the cat you know. And having done extensive wiring on Moe, ...well *meow*

imkeene at msn dotcom is my address. thanks.

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pastmember
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Response Posted - 01/22/2014 : 14:42:27

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jduck00
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Response Posted - 01/22/2014 : 14:44:46

I found a few project pictures. I forgot just how much wire I had in the boat.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31535935@N08/sets/72157636199396913/

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Response Posted - 01/22/2014 : 17:06:10

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by pastmember

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Very! nice!

Paul

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