Added galley extension/chart table

[Jim_ME]

Was going to email this photo to Joe, since I found it in a Tartan 27 ad, but then realized that it was a fairly universal feature adaptable to various boats and maybe should post here...

[Bob J (ex-misfits)]

That's pretty cool.
I did this to my 28, gives more counter space & storage below. Thinking about adding another shelf & maybe some doors. Like everything on a boat  still a work in progress.

[Owly055]

That's pretty cool.
I did this to my 28, gives more counter space & storage below. Thinking about adding another shelf & maybe some doors. Like everything on a boat  still a work in progress.

The next step is to learn to sleep comfortably in a vertical position  ;-)   Seriously though, I sleep in a recliner and have for many years.   I don't sleep worth a darn laying down.  Takes up far less space than a bed / berth..... I plan to do the same in the bridge deck cabin or cockpit.  Single handing, that will allow me to keep a decent watch without having to drag my tired ass up the ladder for a looksee every 15-20min.   

                                                                      H.W.

[SeaHusky]

I'm thinking of trying the good old hammock. Even in a knock down you should remain comfortably in bed.

[Owly055]

I'm thinking of trying the good old hammock. Even in a knock down you should remain comfortably in bed.

My back wouldn't take a hammock anymore, but on a monohull, if I were sleeping in a hammock, I would want soft bumpers if I was worried about knockdown.   A hammock places your body weight entirely below the pivot axis a significant distance.  This results in significant energy when you swing.  A more ideal situation would be to have 1/3 of your body weight above the pivot axis, but a bed like that would be far more complicated than an ordinary hammock.   If you did hit the wall or ceiling, the force would be far lower.......
                                                         H.W.

[Bob J (ex-misfits)]

Ya know even though we lost a "berth" with the modification, it's a very comfortable place to sit. But I have to admit I'm liking the port berth where it buts up to the quarter berth.  I've discovered I don't have to reach high to pick up a glass of burbon:).  Life is good floating like a leaf on the water.