Oct 22, 2014 | Flotsam
I’m not really sure I can call it a ‘hack’
is exactly as it was meant to be used.
We have it installed both port and starboard from bow to stern.
It offers so much in the way of organized storage.
At times 40 ° heeling and not once has anything fallen.
…this one is actually a folding dish drainer
but we use it to mount our DVD player for movies in bed.
Now that all our gear has been removed,
I found yet another use for the rails…
..boat hooks, spreaders and stern mast roller extensions…
…fenders and fender holders.
Jul 3, 2013 | Flotsam
The boat came equipped with storage hammocks….
They’re great for stashing things.
They became the catchall for all the bits and pieces
that came into the cabin
but after a couple of weeks
they started to look really ratty.
The appearance of disorder really upsets my ‘cat’ sensibilities
So to appease,
François spent the day installing a much better system…
…a series of stainless steel rods…
…along starboard (dining table) side…
…and port (galley) side…
Oh oh…was that last screw too long?
…Whew, didn’t pierce the hull.
…now we have a more orderly coffee/washing up area…
…and better storage for cooking utensils…
…and plenty of storage in the
dining/reading/mapping/blogging/entertainment station..
… with lots of hooks to hang wet gear and life vests…
…and our collection of hats…
…the Kat is now calm again…
May 28, 2013 | Flotsam
We decided to create our own custom boat bedding
and after a bit of discussion came up with a reasonable solution.
…the concept…
We purchased a
duvet system which includes 2 duvets of different temperature ratings: one on top for light temperature, the other for cooler nights, together on the bottom for hot summer nights (like sleeping on a feather bed) or together on top for very cold nights. Covering three seasons (so to speak).
Then we purchased two duvet covers and a set of sheets.
François wanted something bright and lively.
I wanted something to work with red decor.
I then purchased some ‘snap tape’…
one with plastics snaps used in making baby sleepers and lingerie
to apply to the sheets…
And stainless steel ones in red to apply to the duvet covers…
Following are the steps to create our bedding system…
Step 1: Sewing the plastics snaps on both sheets…
Step 2: Sewing the marine snap tapes to each duvet cover…
Once snapped together the sheets fit nicely into the snapped together duvet envelope.
Now we can ‘button up’ and cover up as much or as little as we like.
With each duvet cover comes two pillow covers so I kept two for our bed pillows and made two throw cushions from the others…
…et voilà…
…‘blindingly bright bed in a bag for a boat’…
…which rolls up into a neat sausage at the end of the night
to make room for more stuff…
