Friday was a beautiful day and I had it off. I've seemed to have become a handyman for several clients. It affords me a lot of independence such as painting and sailing, and I appreciate that.
It would have been swell sailing day but opted to deep clean. I have had requests from online friends to describe the interior of Annie, a one-off Drascombe. So as I swabbed, I got these snaps...
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You are looking aft, starboard side. The door is storage
under the bridge deck and the centerplate trunk is on the right.
I had just replaced the teak floor boards. The wheel is take-up for the
centerplate line that leads out to the cockpit. |
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I made a padded filler to span the well |
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This makes a level sleeping area |
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Storage netting extends around both sides with a
heavy bungee threaded through the top |
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Since I am rather thin I use a 2 1/2"
self inflatable mattress
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Here is the berth made up. It is out of the way with the
companionway on the port side.
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Looking forward there are two compartments with heavy gear: extra claw anchor
water and tools
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With hatches replaced |
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Originally the centerplate trunk extended
forward. Since the stainless plate did not fill the entire well
I was able to make a substantial cut-out that afforded
more room to move about below |
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Brass door "button" |
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Small forepeak area beyond the forward bulkhead |
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Small ventilation hatch |
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Shelf for books, charts and registration papers with leather 'lee cloth' |
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Aft cabin coaming basket storage for quick grabs |
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Centerplate well cover with removable fiddles |
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Looking aft, port side. The companionway is above and the gusher pump
plumbing can be seen inside the bridge deck storage.
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Cleaning the cockpit bilge |