Below deck

Table
Ok, I am not a carpenter.   My dad was a carpenter all of his life and he ended his career as a finish cabinet maker.   His work was always beautiful and he would spend a long time just making sure it was perfect.   As I tackle the inside of my boat, I realize two things,  THE DECK IS FINALLY FINISHED!!!  As the painting came to an end, I purchased and installed new cowl vents and even did a dorade cowl vent on the forward deck.   These let air into the boat and the dorade will let air in, without allowing water to come in with the air.   Anyway, they look great and help to finish off the deck.

The one thing that my boat has been missing was a table below deck.    Where is my dad when I need him?   Well, after due consideration, I decided to build one myself.   I want it to look nice, but I also wanted it to be inexpensive (this is really a relative term at this point) and be very sturdy and functional.

This table will also lower down to make a bed in the main salon when I have crowds over for sleep-overs.   This size will be almost as large as a double bed.   Almost.    Well here it is just after I first cut it and placed it in the "down" position.   I still have a lot of work to do on this, but it does look a bit like a table.

Bed when I bought the boat.

By the way, there was a big, ugly bed in the salon when I bought the boat.   It was permanent.