Thirteen - Almost done

11/17/08 - Here are some final touches we installed on our project boat, to personalize and get the most out of little space.First of all, we have very little storage on this 20 footer. With only one cockpit locker we had to look elsewhere for some more storage. The inaccessable bow area under the v-berth which was full of styrofoam has been turned into some extra space. Since a bilge pump was installed and the fact that we are capable sailors, the styrofoam was yanked out of this area. Here are some shots of inexpensive storage lid ideas using scrap plastic sheeting and zip ties for hinges.

There is another storage area cut in the vertical panel behind the portoilet area.I used some leftover halyard line to make a salty looking anchor bracket. I made a prototype telescoping mast crutch out of PT wood for now and will convert to aluminum sections after I work the bugs out. The rudder now stays on the boat while trailering in the upright position making a slot thru the rudderhead for the crutch to raise and lower, also a place for the fore and backstay to store.

As I mentioned previously, all of the original teak was shot. All has been replaced with the faux deck material sold at HD and Lowes. The buklhead was too thin to allow access to wiring and grounding terminal blocks, so I made a baseplate to pull the switchboard from recessed to surface mount and still look good.