As my husband and I are preparing for another season of sailing at Lake Tahoe, we would like to find some creative ideas for organizing our galley (and our cabin). We are both over 6' tall, and would love some ideas for where to put what (coffee cups, plates, canned food, books, cassette tapes, etc. Are there racks that can be ordered? I have seen some boats that actually feel like "home" and people actually cook on board and still have room to move about without triping over, sitting on and sticking to the food they are preparing. Our sailboat is 27 feet long. Any ideas? We would appreciate ANY ideas you may have - and pictures would be great.
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I appreciate your effort to reply! We have a standard Catalina 25 (1984 I think). I don't have pictures, and I will make an effort to get some. We have two drawers under the sink and one drawer under the stove with a storage compartment (small) under that drawer ("L" shaped galley with a cooler between the sink and the stove). We also have one shelf (enclosed with sliding doors)over the cooler and the stove - we currently keep our cups there. I hope this helps. Again, thanks for your ideas. I will try to get some pictures in the next couple of days (what a concept!).
I appreciate your effort to reply! We have a standard Catalina 25 (1984 I think). I don't have pictures, and I will make an effort to get some. We have two drawers under the sink and one drawer under the stove with a storage compartment (small) under that drawer ("L" shaped galley with a cooler between the sink and the stove). We also have one shelf (enclosed with sliding doors)over the cooler and the stove - we currently keep our cups there. I hope this helps. Again, thanks for your ideas. I will try to get some pictures in the next couple of days (what a concept!).
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The most important thing is to make sure that wherever you place anything it will stay there while you are sailing. One of the more disturbing things is to have stuff fly all over the cabin when you're sailing. I understand your winds at Tahoe can be variable and gusty. With a 27 foot boat, you should have more enough room to stow everything you need. We used to weekend repeatedly on our C22. We'd go away for weeks at a time on our C25, with everything with us we needed, except for ice and beer refills! Drawers are nice. Small shelves with pinrails are great for spice racks. Most boats have shelves along the hull. You may have to get creative to keep stuff in those shelves. You should have plenty of space underneath the seats in the salon, and under the V berth on a 27 footer. Just take with you what you need to avoid "tripping over, sitting on and sticking to the food they are preparing." Where you put your stuff is up to you. What do you need the most often usually is closest. Just remember, it is LIKE a home, just that it IS a boat. We have a nice framed photo up on the main bulkhead. We also have a "mini-boat-theme" of lighthouses, with a pillow with a lighthouse and some smaller lighthouse pictures. Your choice. Other sources for ideas can be found on association websites. Many boaters have posted their own websites. Have you used the search engine on this website? Try any Catalina association website for pictures of folks' interiors. In many cases, there may be nothing to see, because everything is neatly stowed, and out of sight. As far as "stuff that can be ordered," just review the galley section in the boating catalogs. Any and all on line marine vendors have galley sections on their websites. Good luck.
The most important thing is to make sure that wherever you place anything it will stay there while you are sailing. One of the more disturbing things is to have stuff fly all over the cabin when you're sailing. I understand your winds at Tahoe can be variable and gusty. With a 27 foot boat, you should have more enough room to stow everything you need. We used to weekend repeatedly on our C22. We'd go away for weeks at a time on our C25, with everything with us we needed, except for ice and beer refills! Drawers are nice. Small shelves with pinrails are great for spice racks. Most boats have shelves along the hull. You may have to get creative to keep stuff in those shelves. You should have plenty of space underneath the seats in the salon, and under the V berth on a 27 footer. Just take with you what you need to avoid "tripping over, sitting on and sticking to the food they are preparing." Where you put your stuff is up to you. What do you need the most often usually is closest. Just remember, it is LIKE a home, just that it IS a boat. We have a nice framed photo up on the main bulkhead. We also have a "mini-boat-theme" of lighthouses, with a pillow with a lighthouse and some smaller lighthouse pictures. Your choice. Other sources for ideas can be found on association websites. Many boaters have posted their own websites. Have you used the search engine on this website? Try any Catalina association website for pictures of folks' interiors. In many cases, there may be nothing to see, because everything is neatly stowed, and out of sight. As far as "stuff that can be ordered," just review the galley section in the boating catalogs. Any and all on line marine vendors have galley sections on their websites. Good luck.
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