Saturday, March 15, 2008

Transformation 1: Galley, main refit

I put up racks to hold cups, plates, bowls, utensils. I've got all my cooking utensils hanging neatly or stowed in a caddy within easy reach. The caddy doubles as an aid to restraining the knives. I've got a good set of knives, Henckel and Chicago Cutlery, and I found a place to put them which I didn't have to build. Woo hoo! It's not suitable for sailing, not without some creative bungee action, but they're there, out of the way, and easy to get to.

Yes, I'll post pictures. Eventually. I'd rather y'all came to see for yourselves, though. This is going to be one sweet hangout.

I've figured out how to finish the counter so it does everything I need it to. I've also figured out how to get warm water into the sink. I'm going to wait to rant about it until it's all up and working.

I've raised the bar in the hanging/wet locker so it will actually accommodate hanging clothes. I got those smelly vinyl suit bags to keep my clothes in until I get the hull liner taken care of; one of them has been aired and is now in service, and the other two are unzipped and held open out on deck, so they can de-stink and take up the rest of my hanging clothes tomorrow.

I also set up my Mac mini so it's out of the way and easy to get to. With the clothing finding its way home, the shelf in the quarter berth (which is my future work room) is freeing up for my large computer, Bertha, and my huge semi-pro multifunction printer/scanner/etc. I'll try to get help bringing that down tomorrow, since I can't possibly lift those overbuilt bastards myself.

I'm so freakin' pleased I could explode. It's starting to think about maybe looking sort of like a home!

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