micro cruiser galley

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Sep 16, 2011
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Venture 17 Hollywood,FL
I am thinking about building a split galley that slides fore and aft where the 1/4 berths used to be on my venture 17. What do you small boat sailors think it should contain? I am planning on having a 1 burner butane job and a hand pump faucet with small plastic container for a sink, no drain just dump. The cooker will be on onne side the sink on the othher. I have 40" headroom only.
 
Dec 20, 2010
294
Yankee Condore 21 Halifax
Here's our little galley. We're on a 22 footer so more room. We use a 2 burner propane camp stove currently stored in the aft port quarter berth locker. We can easily store a weeks supply of food in the foreward locker on the starboard quarter berth. We have a 20 gallon water tank and our msd is a 2.6 gallon with seaside pump out or dockside.

We have all of 46 inches of clearance in the cabin for height but it is a roomy boat do to the cabin design.

c_witch
 

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Sep 16, 2011
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Venture 17 Hollywood,FL
Nice job! That pump is the same one i am planning on using. Does it work well? I like the hanging cups, do they bang?
 

MrUnix

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Mar 24, 2010
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Hunter 23 Gainesville, FL
I had a V17 for years, and I wouldn't have considered a galley.. just not enough room since those side berths were usually where we stored most of our gear. A igloo cooler and a small portable propane stove were enough for us even on long weekends. Put the little stove up on the hatch cover when we cooked, made the rum-n-cokes down below :)

Cheers,
Brad
 
Dec 20, 2010
294
Yankee Condore 21 Halifax
Nice job! That pump is the same one i am planning on using. Does it work well? I like the hanging cups, do they bang?
Hiee,

Thanx. The pump moves alot of water but has alot of pressure to. When it squirts into the sink it usually splashes up onto the forward bulkhead and cabin sides. I will be pushing on a length of 3/8'' braided hose that will entend the nozzle to the bottom of the sink. Hopefully that will eliminate the problem. The cups click once in a while but not very often.

c_witch
 
Sep 16, 2011
346
Venture 17 Hollywood,FL
Thanks. I should say that I gutted my boat inside and did a custom interior. No more quarter berths, made the floor wider and lowered the shelves along the sides. Also put in convertible seats facing aft, lengthened the v berth, and added side storage. I want to spend 4-5 days out in her.
 
Sep 16, 2011
346
Venture 17 Hollywood,FL
One of the reasons to have this galley is to reduce the clutter. You know, a place for everything and everything in its place. Now when I go out, it looks like an earthquake happened below.
 

MrUnix

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Mar 24, 2010
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Hunter 23 Gainesville, FL
I want to spend 4-5 days out in her.
Sounds like you have done a ton of work on that interior! Just for reference, with the stock interior a buddy of mine and I stayed on my V17 for 6 days (5 nights) straight without much problems.. just took a day or so to get rid of the sea legs once we got back on the hard. Wife and I routinely spent 3-4 days on it and had a blast. Fun little boat.. unfortunately it did a few flips and landed upside down on the kids swing set when hurricane Andrew came to visit. I'm not particularly fond of a sliding galley though.. I liked the arrangement of our Mac21 more with the galley just aft of the v-berth on the starboard side. Make sure you take lots of pictures before, during and after your work.. would love to see it.

Cheers,
Brad
 
May 24, 2004
7,164
CC 30 South Florida
Be practical, even though the addition of a mini galley may make for an interesting project, it will not do much for your boating enjoyment. In a boat where headroom is limited it is more comfortable to conduct chores such as cooking and washing dishes in the cockpit. We used to pack a one burner butane stove as they were quite convenient and would wash dishes in a bucket. That same bucket had many other uses aboard like a morning wash basin, help take a bath or wash the boat and in an emergency it could be used to bail water. If intended to be used as a head would strongly suggest two separate buckets. What we did was come up with three different configurations. We had a configuration for when the boat was underway, another for lounging at anchor and a third one for bedtime. The same space had to serve different functions depending on the configuration. For example the V-Berth Provided storage when underway and a place to lie down at bedtime. Once we had the configurations down pat it was easy to change from one to the other and we knew where everyting was. We could do everything in these boats that could be done on the bigger ones but not by trying to do it in the same manner.
 
Dec 20, 2010
294
Yankee Condore 21 Halifax
Hiee,

While having standing headroom is a super plus it can be worked around. Having the little galley inside sure beats preparing food and doing dishes when its raining and or windy/foggy out. The headroom issue can be worked around by using the bucket mentioned to sit on and not having to stand, as I do. Storing in the various lockers is not to bad unless you are constantly having to pull up cushions and removing lids to get at stuff all over the boat.

c_witch

Be practical, even though the addition of a mini galley may make for an interesting project, it will not do much for your boating enjoyment. In a boat where headroom is limited it is more comfortable to conduct chores such as cooking and washing dishes in the cockpit. We used to pack a one burner butane stove as they were quite convenient and would wash dishes in a bucket. That same bucket had many other uses aboard like a morning wash basin, help take a bath or wash the boat and in an emergency it could be used to bail water. If intended to be used as a head would strongly suggest two separate buckets. What we did was come up with three different configurations. We had a configuration for when the boat was underway, another for lounging at anchor and a third one for bedtime. The same space had to serve different functions depending on the configuration. For example the V-Berth Provided storage when underway and a place to lie down at bedtime. Once we had the configurations down pat it was easy to change from one to the other and we knew where everyting was. We could do everything in these boats that could be done on the bigger ones but not by trying to do it in the same manner.
 
Jul 18, 2009
274
marine clipper 21 ft santa ana Southern Lakes,Yukon
I have no problem or issues with cooking with my little two burner propane stove in the cockpit area..the V berth is the bedroom with the storage for utensils and food and the wifes bathroom into a bucket...me i just let loose off the aft of the boat..we do sail in low traffic area's.. lol..

I love having the cooking in the cockpit when anchored ..
 
Oct 26, 2005
2,057
- - Satellite Beach, FL.
HW,
Check out the mods this sailor made to his WWP http://wwp19.home.comcast.net/~wwp19/g1page.html and http://wwp19.home.comcast.net/~wwp19/port.html
home http://wwp19.home.comcast.net/~wwp19/index.html
I'm amazed at how much space there is on a small boat when it's organized.
I was having a hard time trying to figure out seating for my boat and so am somewhat copying his portside mod. I'm doing this on both quarter berths and each will hold 5 Rubbermaid 19 qt bins on the second shelf and room under for shorter bins. I'm doing a fiddle around the top to hold small items. I'm using the hull for the back and the QB for the bottom. It'll be bolted down through the QB in 4 places.
 

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Sep 16, 2011
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Venture 17 Hollywood,FL
That is looking great! That is the location of my galley idea as well. Both sides too. The only difference is since I dont have lockers on the cockpit seats, I cant get below. For that reason I will be mounting the galley's on sliding tracks so that they will store under the cockpit.
 
Nov 19, 2008
2,129
Catalina C-22 MK-II Parrish, FL
Forespar Mini-Galley

Here is a link to a little article I wrote concerning our use of the Forespar Mini-Galley on a small boat. It's great being able to cook while underway, even if it's only a fresh pot of coffee.....

http://www.sailhavasu.com/GOB_Entry_13.html

On our current boat, (C-22), we've removed the factory slide-out galley and store our stuff in plastic milk crates, and use a plastic dishpan for washing. Usually forks, spoons, and light duty knives and cups are plastic, so we don't need to wash them, just throw them away when we get ashore.

Don
 
Oct 26, 2005
2,057
- - Satellite Beach, FL.
My project started because my cabin seating sucks. The hull is so far back that it can't work for a back rest and I hit my head on the underside of the deck.
Sliding the galley out of the way when not in use makes sense.
I always look forward to your mods HW!
 
Sep 16, 2011
346
Venture 17 Hollywood,FL
Thanks Cap'n I saw that article in Small Craft Advisor a few issues back. (btw, great mag.)
Merlin, will have pictures soon. I have the plans drawn and ready to cut. Just need to find some nice plywood to use.
 

jrowan

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Mar 5, 2011
1,294
O'Day 35 Severn River, Mobjack Bay, Va.
We used to sail small pocket cruisers & my advice is to buy a used stern grill, like a Magma. It keeps the heat out of a tiny cabin which will be unbearable when it gets hot anyway. Buy or make yourself a boom tent to use for necessary shade when at anchor. Its also a lot nicer to sleep in the cockpit on really small boats for ventilation & stop the clousterphobic feeling. Use your cabin for storage of clothes & food, etc. You can also tie gerry cans of water & gas to the lifelines, but at some point it starts to look like a floating RV instead of a sailboat. lol. That's when it justifies moving on up to the next bigger & better boat. Don't spen a lot of money on lil' boats. You won't get it back when its time to sell. Take the $$ you would invest in the lil' one & put it towards the purchase of something bigger when your ready. My 2 cents. Cheers.
 
Dec 20, 2010
294
Yankee Condore 21 Halifax
HW,
Check out the mods this sailor made to his WWP http://wwp19.home.comcast.net/~wwp19/g1page.html and http://wwp19.home.comcast.net/~wwp19/port.html
home http://wwp19.home.comcast.net/~wwp19/index.html
I'm amazed at how much space there is on a small boat when it's organized.
I was having a hard time trying to figure out seating for my boat and so am somewhat copying his portside mod. I'm doing this on both quarter berths and each will hold 5 Rubbermaid 19 qt bins on the second shelf and room under for shorter bins. I'm doing a fiddle around the top to hold small items. I'm using the hull for the back and the QB for the bottom. It'll be bolted down through the QB in 4 places.
Very nice looking merlinuxo. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product. Our 1/4 berths are quite deep and not really comfortable to sit in all the way back. I have considered adding false backs and creating additonal storage between the new back and hull using sliders for the doors.

c_witch
 
Oct 26, 2005
2,057
- - Satellite Beach, FL.
Thanks Brina,
You and HW complimenting my little project means a lot to me! Especially after the amount of work you guys have put into your boats.
 

kenn

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Apr 18, 2009
1,271
CL Sandpiper 565 Toronto
Interesting thread, since we are having the same galley thoughts for our Sandpiper 565. The idea of a sliding shelf unit appeals, because the shelves would make more use of the rear quarter-berth space when closed, and provide a small workspace and burner-stand when opened halfway or fully, when you can't cook in the cockpit. We have a single-burner butane stove.

Our 1/4 berths are quite deep and not really comfortable to sit in all the way back. I have considered adding false backs and creating additonal storage between the new back and hull using sliders for the doors.
We've copied a friend's idea of making long, thin bags (approx 5' x 1') with long zippers, that become back 'cushions' when stuffed with our clothes. We modified some surplus sailbags for this. It's one way to use that space.
 
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