Well, more of a blank fibreglass than a blank
canvas...
I pulled out the MONSTER speaker system above the port settee to get to a leak that was threatening to dissolve the chainplate bolts. OK, so the hi-fi purists would tell me I should have let the
mast fall over, but I have strange priorities. But the purists need not worry, I have a nice small set of Tannoy's to put in their place.
Now I am a bit undecided on how to
refit this part of the
boat. I have an area that is 2 meters wide, about 450mm high to the underside of the
deck beams, and around 300mm deep front to back. As you can see from the
photo there is an opening porthole near the middle, but not centralised, and a small amount of
wiring, most of which is obsolete and in the process of being removed, but some of which is new and a bit important (port
cabin light and port running light). There is a similar sized area on the starboard side that currently incorporates a CD rack and some pretty darn funky glasses cabinets. Sadly, they are all finished in a vinyl
wood wrap that clashes with the genuine timber on the table and kitchen benches, so they will all go too.
The
boat has a pretty decent timber fitout, and I am no slouch when it comes to timberwork, so I feel some kind of timber shelving is the way to go. I have looked at lots of boats
for sale, and so far I have really liked the fitout on the Westerly Sealord, and was wondering if I should do something similar.
BUT, there is a practical consideration, we hope to use the boat for extended coastal cruising, and although we have good
storage space, it would be crazy to install something that was all about appearance but held very little in the way of useful STUFF.
So, if you had this space, what would you do with it? Photos if you have them would really help.
Matt
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