HideAway gets a refit

[lochinvar]

The headliner was there, I had to re-attach in several spots.

My Nav lights are all LEDs now re-wired. I forgot to mention that I installed a 20 gallon water tank under the V-berth and the filler port is plumbed up to the bow on one side of the bowsprit. On the other side is the hawse pipe for the anchor rode so it sorta balances out for my OCD-self. Symmetry. You know.

As far as the ports, that is the way they were installed. I luckily have not had to mess with them. Believe me, I am glad to not have to mess with them. I also have a 1983 CP19 that I picked up for $600. I took the ports out to do woodworking and that sort of thing: tore off the fiberglass layers on the outside of the cabin because they were on with "devil-glue" 5200.

My 23 came with a furler. A blessing to sail with and a God-forsaken curse to step or un-step the mast. So the vent is not an issue yet.

I re-purposed the original dining table - there really wasn't a place to put it. You may recognize it behind the step here:



Step removed. See the lanyard at the bottom center?



Table is lifted up and you can see the storage area behind. Pain to get under it but at least I didn't have to completely throw it away. I will figure out some other hinges so it will raise higher. The prop arm has a velcro patch that keeps it up flush with the table when not in use.



Now the table is fully deployed. The prop arm has a slot at the bottom which fits on the step when it is put back in place.



And for the Nav table, I guess this is the bottom line: This is it when it is deployed:


And this is it when it is stowed up against the back cabin buikhead with the magazine rack attached:



See the electrical panel back there on the right? It is a piece of plexiglass on a hinge that I can swing out to work on the wiring or reach the battery mounting location.



Here is a closer look - you can see the tops of the batteries (mounted on a 2x12 that spans the chasm of the bilge). Still room to get to the bilge, sorta. Notice my wiring labels on the wires themselves.


Here is the other side of the hanging locker. You can see my nauti-clock there too. Other side has the proper shippy-looking Baro and a thermo with humidity meter.

[lochinvar]

Matt, here are a couple more things.

Here is the bladder under the V-berth. Notice the 5Gal tank is there too. They both go to some valves in another compartment in the V-berth.

There is a double, no, triple reason for this much water.
First, I have a good supply of it. Great. It goes up to the pump faucet under the cabin step. I can put an extension on the faucet and fill up other containers.
Second, I believe it was Skip that said the 23 (and maybe his 19, I can't remember) is heavy in the rear-end. (Sorta like my ex...) So this helps put weight on the bow when sailing.
Third, I trailer with the outboard attached. This water helps weigh the front of the trailer on the ball. It needs it when carrying the motor on the bracket.




And here is yet another table I keep. This is my fav, an old cutting board that I salvaged from my old bread hutch in my house. I keep it stowed in the hanging locker. It can fit in between the settee's or in the cockpit. I have rails on there to keep it centered. It looks a little crusty, but that is just a sign that it is used.




Another issue that I dealt with was the hatch board. Prior to the prior owner had made a nice translucent hatch board, but all one piece. Then the PO came along and cut a hole right in the middle if this nice piece an put some cheesy looking vent that had the too-long stainless steel screws with nuts protruding about an inch on the inside of the cabin. Those damn screws scratched everything. Hate is the word. The other thing is that the plexiglass panel used was slick. Prop it up somewhere, anywhere in the cockpit, it would slide down raking the cockpit gelcoat with the stainless steel talons. Put it inside: it scratched this and that. NOT GOOD after all the woodwork I did.

Besides, a vent? In WA state? Nah. I guess it would be ok in hot climes, but there was no way to close it here. So I took off the cursed vent, and there was this big rectanglular hole cut out. I put it on my table saw and cut the panel in the center horizontally, at a 45deg angle sloping down to the outside. Then I got some of my clear plexiglass stock and made a window for it. The top edge of my little window holds the top hatch board in place so it won't follow the 45 angle and lodge in the opening inside the rails.

After reading the above it is about clear as mud! Sorry. Pic will have to explain...


One last thing. My geeky cabin entryway step lighting. This is so purdy... (bypasses the battery master switch)

[HideAway]

I m going to try to post a photo of a Com pac 16 at our sailing club.   A nifty paint job.   I have to study your post below a bit - I really like that sink/table - we shoot a lot of video and that looks interesting.
ok here goes