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Galley Stove
Cabin Table
Folded Table
GALLEY IMPROVEMENTS
By Doug Campbell, Puppy Love #49
The Stove: The first of the modifications is our Kenyon countertop stove, which we mounted in a gimballed frame attached to a bottomless drawer that slides under the counter in the foot space of the port berth. Ours can be removed so the berth can be used. We have cooked underway with a 25 to 30 degree heel. The cook's footing was the only problem. Stored under the counter, the port settee is useful as normal.
The Cabin Table: In this next shot, Monica sits at the table, which extends almost to the starboard settee, leaving just enough space to stand between the table and the settee but being close enough that, seated to starboard, one has only a slight lean to reach the table. One problem we did not overcome: When the table is deployed, the head door must either be closed or fully opened since the arc of the door would intersect the forward edge of the table. With fiddles all around, the table makes a good surface for all kinds of uses and, mounted to the bulkhead, is extremely stable.
This is our cabin table stored against the bulkhead. I borrowed the design from an Allied Seawind II. The port half of the table is hinged against the head bulkhead and is hinged as well to the starboard side of the table. When the table is lifted, the starboard side swings over the raised port side of the table, leaving the more attractive top side exposed. We put a small cleat on the aft edge of the table, which becomes the top edge when it is stored. A small piece of webbing attached to the bulkhead secures the table in the upright position. We placed three hinged legs under the table, all of which are conceled between the two table halves when it is stored.