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nate
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Initially Posted - 10/24/2003 :  12:56:11  Show Profile
Since I have removed the marine head from my boat (now have porta-potti) and the forward sink/vanity ( now have hanging space with cool teak mag. rack) I have no need for the access door to the thru-hull that lies in the bottom of the v-berth. I capped the thru-hull off and intend to leave it operational in case the next owner wants to change things back.....
Anyway..... I thought a drawer might be a nice thing to have there instead of just an opening that I no longer need to access. Would be a big hit with the Warden (read: spouse) to have a nice place to put a few things that are close at hand while sleeping in the forward berth. Has anyone made this modification and how did it go? I figure I could use the access door as the front of the drawer and build-up the drawer frame behind the frame that is already there. Sounds simple enough? Any thoughts?

Nate Adams
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Nate Adams
C25 #5695 WK/SR/Trad
"Heeling Properties"
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Ed Montague
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Response Posted - 10/24/2003 :  13:17:07  Show Profile
Nate, We had no access, just under the cushions, to the area you are discribing when we first purchased our boat. I cut two openings, one just under the V berth and one to the starboard side just in front of the bulkhead. Both allow for easy access to that huge area under the V berth. The drawer idea sounds good, but you will lose storage area. Maybe two shallower draws would allow for the difference in the contour of the bow. Just a thought.
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