New Wine Cellar in my B361

[agaliha]

I saw this somewhere and stole the idea. I used the empty space under my floorboards to store wine and liquor bottles. I made the racks out of PVC lumber found at the local home store. It is rotproff and won't absorb water and is easy to work. I used to store these bottles under my nav seat, so that ares is now available for other items.
Drink up, ye hardies!:dance:

 

[duality]

sweeeeeettt!

 

[Mike B]

Looks great. I too saw it somewhere but haven't tried to copy it. Yet Have you been in rough water yet? Just curious about how they'll hold up or have you done it in such a way to keep them from banging around?

 

[agaliha]

foam rubber

I designed the racks so that the distance from the bottle edge to the underside of the floor board is 1/4". Then I attached 3/8" foam rubber to the underside of the floor boards. They don't move at all. A broken bottle would be a crime (ever seen a grown man cry?).:cry:
Agaliha

 

[Mike B]

Re: foam rubber

Thanks that's great info.

 

[Philip_Oceanis 361]

Why I have a feeling that you have one of the nicest Beneteau 361 in the world?
Hmmm, probably if you have a link somewhere with (lots of) pictures of your boat it will be interesting for other owners......!

 

[joker460]

Nice.

Well at least Custom's will know where to look now

 

[luken7]

Hmm, I'm assuming your bilge is always dry? I like it.

 

[agaliha]

"Dry" wine

Don't worry, with my dripless stuffing box, my bilge is so dry I have more problems with "dust bunnies" than with moisture. I have to pour a gallon of water in the bilge sump every few months just to keep the bilge pump lubricated enough to pump if I ever need it.
My air conditioner has its own sump and pump, so I don't even get moisture from its condensation either.
Agaliha