Ben Thomas wrote:The drawers in the v-berth eat up most of the space and offer little in return. I removed the drawers and hardware, removed the face and attached the face with piano hinges and latch. the volume of storage more than doubled. I also cut in access hatches in v-berth plywood supports for mattress, as well as hatches to get in between the hull and liner. There is a good deal of space behind the drawers next to the head sink. In the Cabinet behind the stove which is quite deep and long I made side supports for plexiglass shelving which are in sections so you can remove them individually to access bottom. You can see the aft shelves and their adjustable supports.
The area behind the head I made shelving which houses filters and such. the biggest improvement was building the hanging wet locker and more shelves, wet gear drains into the bilge. The shortened settee has not been an issue.
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Creative storage on a CD 30
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Re: Creative storage on a CD 30
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Steve Laume
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Re: Creative storage on a CD 30
When I am sailing offshore, I leave up both of my lee cloths. I always sleep on the port side no matter which tack I am on. I just wedge myself in with pillows and all is well. The starboard bunk is home to the life raft, my chart case, clean cloths and lap top in it's case.
This would not be a great stowage option if you had crew, Steve.
This would not be a great stowage option if you had crew, Steve.
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Ben Thomas
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Re: Creative storage on a CD 30
most offshore travel I have two crew members, Three folks onboard seems to be the optimum. There are always two on deck, one at the wheel, the other on watch, leaving the one down below to either sleep or cooking up something good, usually both. During daylight hours everyone seems to choose to be on deck.
The biggest downside of the wet locker is that it takes up the 4th. persons position sitting at the table, I've fixed that with a padded seat that sits on the lips of both settee fiddles that stores behind the upright backing of the starboard settee allowing the 4th person to sit at the end of table.
I'm able to stow the laptop, bags, chart table and any loose objects in the wet locker space, which keeps them from flying around in rough seas. my inflatable is strapped down on the turtle topside.
When there have been four people on board it is more crowded, since everyone opts out of sleeping in the v-berth when off duty. There is still room on the port settee when extended to sleep two. I have had crew members opt for the sole, least amount of movement there.
Before I actually built the wet locker I had Mocked up a disposable version for one season just to see if was going to be worth it, It is.
Cheers
The biggest downside of the wet locker is that it takes up the 4th. persons position sitting at the table, I've fixed that with a padded seat that sits on the lips of both settee fiddles that stores behind the upright backing of the starboard settee allowing the 4th person to sit at the end of table.
I'm able to stow the laptop, bags, chart table and any loose objects in the wet locker space, which keeps them from flying around in rough seas. my inflatable is strapped down on the turtle topside.
When there have been four people on board it is more crowded, since everyone opts out of sleeping in the v-berth when off duty. There is still room on the port settee when extended to sleep two. I have had crew members opt for the sole, least amount of movement there.
Before I actually built the wet locker I had Mocked up a disposable version for one season just to see if was going to be worth it, It is.
Cheers