Offshore table

[alan_critchlow]

We find the table a little wobbly for use under sail. Has anyone
found a better solution? We want to use it for navigation and meals.

Alan & Felicity

 

[wxt8981]

Hi Alan;

I use the table most of the time at its normal position- on
two legs. But I also can turn the table 90 degrees and then
it sits on one leg, the other side securely fastened
against the (port side) back seat (between the cushions).
That arrangement is quite secure. For navigation I use the
burner's cover (port side), since all my navigation
equipment is located above it. (with the exception of the
VHF radio, that one is above the sink on starboard.)
Wilhelm, V-257

 

[alan_critchlow]

Hello Wilhem
We sat in the boat today (-23 C) and played around with a number of
arrangements including the one you use. One of them we tried was to
put the legs on "upside down" and wedged the leg against the berth
leeboard. If it was attched to the leeboard it would make it very
stiff. You can still manage to get forward but you must sit on the
starboard berth. I will arrange for both solutions.

Alan & Felicity

 

[wxt8981]

Hi Alan;

not a bad idea-- maybe it works for you. (That 'upside down
arrangement')
Well... I didn't sit in my boat today- I had to cut the
grass around my house... at +23 C...

Good sailing... Wilhelm, V-257

 

[vega1860]

I envy you guys who are on your boats today. I'm sitting in a hotel room in Grapevine, Texas between meetings. I'f you want a better table arangement for offshore use and don't mind some major surgery, my solutin works very well.

I removed the port side settee and built a dinette with the seats facing fore and aft and the table mounted to the port bulkhead. The table is somewhat smaller than the original (Which we kept for use in the cockpit while at anchor) and does not extend into the aisle or interfere with passage through the cabin. At sea we can leave the bunk made up on the starboard settee and still have seating at the table for two. An unintended advantage we discovered is that the cover for the cooker can be placed between the table and the after dinette seat to form an extended work surface for preparing meals while the cooker is in use - very handy.

Chuck
Lealea, V1860

"alan_critchlow" alan.critchlow@... wrote:

 

[alan_critchlow]

Don't envy me remember -23 C is around minus 10 F. I have been
working on our refrigeration which seems rather silly at this
temperature. We have decided to stick with kerosene stove and heater.
We may change later on but it is a big job to change to propane.

Alan Critchlow

 

[utupua4]

Hello Alan,

We had a high of -14c ( +8f ) here. It's beginning to feel like
spring!

Antonio Virgini (MTL0
Vega 1563