After a number of years with an open layout, I’m about to install a berth on the port side. While there’s enough room to sprawl about, a dedicated bunk has its charms. It’ll extend under the bridge deck and extend to just past the mast. I asked Tom for some cedar and he said there wasn’t any good stock left. He then pulled out a set of Sneakbox floor boards that they had made for a customer a few years ago but never claimed. Just enough stock to cover my needs.
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Mocking up the boards. It’ll be 17″ wide in the middle. The rest of me can lay on the existing ceiling.
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The supports will will be spiled and cut to length. A fascia board will cover the ends and extend slightly above the bunk flat.
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The view aft. That’s Little Toot with the cut down bulwarks.
I was going to ask you if you had any bunks in that boat. I’d be lost without the V birth in my O’Day 222 to sprawl out on. In a way, I’m like you. I really enjoy reading, cooking, and hanging out on my boat. I also enjoy overnighters in my favorite coves out on Narragansett and Mount Hope Bays as well as the Taunton River where our club is located in North Dighton Ma. I really love your boat, and that stove is really special. As much as I’d love to have a wood stove in my boat, I don’t think that it would work out too well with all the flammable material inside the cabin, and having reached “Geezerdom”, I’m not too keen on cold weather sailing anymore. This year I pulled my boat out the second week of September. I took her off the trailer and put her on boat stands next to my house. She’s all covered and ready for the big sleep. However, I still have my little kayak that I can use throughout the winter months. I really enjoy your blog with all those great pics.
Smooth Sailing!
Joe Alves Jr.
Taunton, Ma.
Hi Joe,
Thanks for the note. If you have room in your boat, a solid fuel stove can be just a safe as it is on a wooden boat like Sjogin. Even during the summer a stove can be mighty comforting on a cool, clammy day o’ fog.
Best,
Russ
It might even be cool to cook some clams on that stove on a comfortable, foggy summer day.