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"Confessions
of a Former Galley Slave"
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"Ruff Life" |
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And
speaking of the galley, here's where I
don't
call home.
I
paint, I don't cook, but I can appreciate certain amenities
when I want a quick snack. Like a full-size (almost) refrigerator/freezer,
AC/DC, which can be used both dockside and at anchor. A
microwave sits on top. A corner sink has a separate spiget
from the spare 15 gallon water tank. Ken has also installed
a marine hose in the garbage can cabinet (it's so large
that we use a tall kitchen can) which sucks up the sea water
and is nice to hose down the decks. The area under the sink
is storage, and although it's a tight squeeze, I fit in
a rack which holds my pots and pans, and I have lots of
room for cleaning supplies. The space above the kitchen
cabinets (with sliding doors) is where I store my dishes
and spices. A knife rack is installed against the wall.
The stove has a removable countertop which increases the
food preparation space. If you happen to be interested in
that kind of thing.
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stove has two top burners and the oven has two racks.
It's possible to cook a (small) turkey in this, although
I don't have much experience in that area. This is
a great feature especially at dockside. However as
I said, we prefer to use our outside Coleman Tailgate
gas grill (there's a photo on the home page). |
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The photo at left is an
extension of the kitchen (oops!) galley area. There
are two pieces of equipment (depth sounders/fish finders)
which are unavoidable. (I've made covers for them
- same fabric as the seat cushions.) However, I use
the rest of the space for a big breadbox, a hanging
three-tiered vegetable holder and kitchen utensils. |
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| At right you can see, next
to the cushion, a countertop with A/C controls, and
below are three drawers. Great for silverware and
canned goods. The garbage cabinet is the taller cabinet
just beyond. Then the downstairs drive station. There's
a seat attached to the other side of the garbage can
cabinet which swings up when you need. A step with
drawer underneath leads out the side door. |
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bathroom is a concern to me whenever I travel. Where
is it? Hope it's clean and tidy. And in the boating
world especially, How easy is it to operate?
(answer: very). Our 'head' is tiny, to be
sure. It has a very cool hinged mahogany door which
actually folds in half to open and close. There's
a nice-sized, very dry, cabinet running the length
above the sink (sliding mahogany doors). One cabinet
under the sink and two drawers add even more room.
I hand painted a border around the top. |
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The
toilet is electric (there's a little black button
just to the left of the top drawer), which is really
nice. Plenty of hanging space for towels, and there
are two small mirrors. A friend's boat has a tiled-mirror
wall in the bathroom. That could be a good idea for
this wall, too. The teak floor is the shower drain.
A hose which attaches to the sink becomes the hand-held
shower, and a bilge pump drains away the excess. As
I said, it is small, but it's a boat - and if you
want to soak, just go for a swim! |
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This
is the way the boat normally looks. I can't help it
- I love chatchkas. People comment on how 'homey'
it looks, and why shouldn't a boat look warm
and inviting, full of treasures? Museum Putty keeps
things in place, but if we're moving most breakables
get stowed. |
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Here's
a shot of the boat from a hillside in town.
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More
photos to come...
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Nothing
like a Caribbean sunset.
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There's
no getting around it. Any time of day, it's great to be
on the water!!
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An early
morning visitor. |
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