Source for table legs?

[Steve_M]

My CD28 came with a galley table that's missing it's two legs. The sockets on the floor are labeled 'Tidee Products' but I've been unable to find any legs that fit or track down Tidee Products.

Does any one have any suggestions as to where I might find table legs? Or am I better off fabricating my own?

[Ron M.]

one solution for the legs may be schedule 40 pvc pipe and fittings. Not elegant but functional, and it won't corrode .

[camroll]

I found the metal table legs at an RV store. I also found the socket that the leg fits into.

Russ

[JD-MDR]

I found my table stowed in the hanging locker but I can't find the legs. I tried some 2" electrical conduit Its about 1/16" too big. What are we to use for support for the pull out bunk?

[Skipd]

I found a nice metal replacement on Amazon about 2 years ago. My search was in the RV space and I used the diameter of the mount on the table and cabin sole in addition to the approx. height needed. Cost about $25 or so.

Thanks

[JD-MDR]

Also the table weighs a ton. I'm thinking of throwing it out. It is really in the way when set up. I'm just a single handler I doubt I'll be doing any fine dining. The same with the oven. I know how expensive they are and hate to toss them. I'll have to think about it. I think the diameter is 1-15/16 or 1-7/8. I was thinking of using some PVC like Ron said just to see if l want to keep it . The legs I made out of conduit were too heavy and too much hassle to stow. The 2" tubing was too thin so I couldn't grind much.

[Steve Laume]

"The 2" tubing was too thin so I couldn't grind much."

If you glue in a short section of wood dowel inside of the plastic tubing you can grind away all you want. The plastic will just be a coating at the point and the wood will provide the strength, Steve.

[Joe CD MS 300]

Is this a fold down table attached to the bulkhead? I'd fabricate the legs out of teak with a dowel for the fitting.

[JD-MDR]

Its not the fold down. I wish I had that one. If someone could send me a photo of that I would appreciate it

[bottomscraper]

1 1/2" Pipe is 1.9" outside diameter. You can buy aluminum here: http://www.speedymetals.com/pc-4437-837 ... ruded.aspx

It looks like "furniture grade" PVC is available from Home Depot but may be a special order (at least at my HD)
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Formufit-1-1 ... /205171546

[Sea Hunt Video]

Also the table weighs a ton. I'm thinking of throwing it out. It is really in the way when set up. I'm just a single handler I doubt I'll be doing any fine dining. The same with the oven. I know how expensive they are and hate to toss them. I'll have to think about it.

JD:

I would respectfully urge you not to throw out the table; also keep the stove. But especially keep the table. If you do not want them aboard (understandable if you are single handing as you say) perhaps find a storage place for them in your house, garage, etc.

When the time comes for you to pass on care and custody of your Cape Dory 30K the new caretaker will ask about the "missing" table and stove - especially the table, if you don't keep it. The stove may be outdated by the time you pass on care and custody so it may not be that glaring of an equipment omission.

JMTC

[JD-MDR]

Hi Roberto, You are right I won't be throwing them away.The boat is actually pretty complete and all the woodwork is in tack. The gimballed stove top will come in handy but I need a tank and new fuel lines. I'll see if I can get used to the table in the set up position. But putting it up and down can really be a burden especially when rocking and rolling after a long day. Do you know how the pull out bunk is supposed to be supported. If you've read my posts you know I have my work cut out. but its gonna be a life long project, hopefully 20 yrs. more. Once I get her down here where I live I'll be using her often and fixen her up as I go.

[Sea Hunt Video]

JD:

I am not sure if the "double berth" (a misnomer by any definition or measurement) on a Cape Dory 25D is the same as on a CD 30K.

On S/V Bali Ha'i the starboard side berth literally pulls out parallel to the cabin floor. It only pulls out about 10"-12". There are a couple of latches that you have to unlatch to get it to slide out. Stored in lockers below this berth I found two (2) wood pegs/rods that sit in "cutouts" on the underside of the berth and the other ends of the rods sit in tiny bronze holes in the floor. They are for support.

If you go to the Owner's Manual for a Cape Dory 25D, at page 81 there is a reasonably good drawing of the double berth on a CD 25D. I could not find a schematic or drawing for the berth on a CD 30K. Sorry.

[mgphl52]

Roberto,

That's pretty much the same description of the pull-out on KAYLA, except hers comes out from the port side. Some past owner made nice permanent marker out lines of where it shouid stop and there are pins (actually, un-sprung cotter pins) that fit in mating holes on the pull-out and the rigid section of the berth. There are also 2 poles that sit in the sole and the slide out. For the most part, we never use the pull-out, but I still have the poles on board.

[JD-MDR]

I think I will go ahead and find some nice table legs at the local industrial steel supply. I have a feeling I'm not gonna like that table being in the way all the time and its way too heavy and bulky to keep moving in and out of stowage. Can anyone tell me what these plugs are for or why do they have carriage bolts. They go in the holes in the floor I think when the table is not in use. Thanks all. I am leaving San Francisco next Thursday to my new slip at Ventura West Marina. Its about 300 mi downwind all the way. They asked me if I wanted liveaboard status and they are the only marina here that allows 30'er liveaboard. I swore I would never live on a boat again. It seems to loose its appeal, like the boat is no longer a recreational toy but more of a home and it begins to accumulate too much stuff and becomes too much trouble to get out on the ocean.