With the decision to dock 65 Roses at Anchor's Away on Lake Erie we made a few changes to our cabin to make it more useful and take advantage of the shore power available to us. We removed the original table, stole the components and built a new table that didn't take up so much room and one that we could leave in place while sailing, other than the optional leaf. You can see that the leaf stores up under the main table (left photo). We utilized the space above the keel box for storage, just happens to fit a wine bottle nicely.
Cooler and Counter Top
With the dock providing 110v we invested in a cooler that runs off of 110v/12v. However to add this we need to make a space for it so we built a cabinet to hold it during our sailing trips. The cabinet then allowed us to add additional counter space. The new counter has proven to be a great asset. A super place for preparing meals, doing dishes etc. and the space it takes up was previously nothing but open air space. On the backside of the cabinet there are 3 vent holes allowing ventilation for the cooler and also providing a silver ware drawer that faces towards the table, very convenient.
A photo of the galley with and without the new counter top. As you can see the conversion makes a very nice U-shape galley with lots of space for goodies.
Changes to the cockpit area.
We removed the original crib boards and built new doors to include glass, screens and take-apart hinges which allow us to remove the doors for storage.
We like to eat out in the cockpit a lot as well as inviting guests for some tawny port and chocolate. With that a table become necessary that was easy to install and to store.
While we are out sailing we didn't have a place for some snacks or someplace convenient to hold our drinks. This snack tray fits directly in front of the companion way allowing ease to bring snacks from the galley to the snack tray. We dropped the sails, cranked up the grill and this little tray worked well to hold the hot dogs and condiments while we were drifting.
We enjoy our time on 65 Roses and look forward to many hours of sailing experiences and thank all the previous owners for taking care of her.
Nice job! I would really like to build a small table to fit between the seats at the entry way like that.
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