storage on board

[Interim]

I'm curious about how people store things on-board. PFDs, lines, spare parts, tools, etc. Do you have a big plastic tub full of various items sitting on the rear berth? Or do some people build fixed storage space?

--john

[Tomfoolery]

I'm curious about how people store things on-board. PFDs, lines, spare parts, tools, etc. Do you have a big plastic tub full of various items sitting on the rear berth? Or do some people build fixed storage space?

That's pretty much it. Yeah. Several tubs, in fact. But I don't use the stern berth for anything else anyway, so even though it looks unruly and ugly, it serves its purpose.

[Interim]

I'm thinking about building a PVC frame that would hold a couple tubs in place so they are not rolling around. have you tried anything like this?

I also want to put some stick-on plastic hooks on the vertical to hang pfds so they are handy.

--john

[yukonbob]

We use Rubbermaid containers under the port settee (almost all the way to the front and they don’t move an inch even in rough weather) I’d have to say there are 6 down there and are approx. 16x10x8; 2 for dry and canned pantries, 2with mixing bowls and other kitchen items not used daily, 1 for games (crib board, cards etc) and bar items, 1 for dog food and bowls. Things can still be stored on top and down the sides with the bins in place, this is where we put unopened chips, crackers juice boxes and whatever else we use on extended trips. At the front of these is the fishing tackle, drogue, and manual bilge pump. ‘C’ shaped shower curtain rings hooked under the headliner (in an M) allow you to hang stuff off them anywhere along its length and move them freely without drilling or gluing stuff to your boat. Any adhesive hanger we’ve installed on the boat has come off within a season and always leaves glue that has to be removed. The main sheet, harnesses, tethers and anything other lines are hung this way in the head close to the heater so they are kept dry. Spare water (15L), spare anchor, clothes (in small roller bag), laundry stuff under the V berth; Tools have their own tool box, complete with spare parts (complete set of standing rigging and all bolts, screws and fittings) and the propane locker (just for 1lb emerg bottles) goes under the aft seat at the table; Booze, SS crab pot, spare oil, foot pump for dink, and two more Rubbermaid’s with general maintenance items that don’t fit in the tool box (batten stuffer, prop wrench, tape, zip ties and much more) go under the opposite seat at the table (next to the DB trunk); Most cooking and kitchen items go under the modified galley. The only thing under the aft berth is a spare rudder and bracket wrapped in bubble wrap and shrink wrap to stop it from bouncing around. Fresh food goes in the cooler (stored in the aft berth) and our ditch bag, dog & kids life jackets get hung from more C hooks. Our floater suits are on us when underway and I hang them off the SS grab bar on the sliding hatch when we’re gone for the week to allow lots of airflow around them or else they mold. That just about covers it all.

[133bhp]

household cheap flexible baskets work well as take up shape to a degree, hard plastic eventually cracks in cold weather anyway.

I have a small 3 drawer thing on the chart table for odds and sods.

row of coat aluminum hooks front of door for gloves, hats, etc. and a wire tray at the back for cleaning stuff. .

tool box where the portapotti was, and rear berth for most other crap inc dinghy

best thing I did though was fix a rail across the head towards the back, can hang lifejackets and coats out of the way. (dummy picture hides the 3 screws holes cabin side!)

move anything on a mac though, and looks a mess very quickly

[budgates]

I mounted some plastic drawers from Walmart on the port settee and in the v-berth and use bungee cords to keep them closed while moving. I also closed up the forward portion of the v-berth and made shelves with a door. Below the v-berth and port settee we have Rubbermaid containers like yukonbob.

You can see pictures of my set-up here http://forums.sailboatowners.com/index. ... st-1141607

[Herschel]

In general, I try to keep the main body of the cabin as clear as possible for crew and guests to enjoy. I do store my PFD's in a zip up bag on the starboard side of the V-berth, leaving the port side clear for access to the forward hatch. I took the aft berth mattresses out and put carpet down so I could store things there and have a little more room. I try to leave the area just aft of the single port quarter seat clear for coolers or other items that I want pretty accessible while underway. I keep the area under the aft dinette seat for cleaning supplies and my manual bilge pump. My head holding tank takes up some of that space, also. I use separate Rubbermaid containers in the other two storage areas under the port seat and the forward dinette seat to hold paper products, fuel/holding tank additives, and extra engine oil. I keep an extra anchor and other miscellaneous gear in those compartments, too. The two forward compartments under the V-berth contain my batteries and my freshwater tanks so no storage there. I have installed hooks over the single aft port seat for extra lines. My galley area has five drawers, two large and three small. First aid kit, boat shoes, gloves, horn, binoculars and the like go there. I have three plastic baskets with suction cups holding them to the bulkhead behind the sink for sun screen, bug spray, hand soap, and similar items. The head area is kept open for its intended use, as it does get used. I keep all four mooring lines pretty much permanently attached topside ready for use. My six fenders stay attached, as well. I just hook them onto clips I have attached to my life lines for that purpose when under way. I have installed straps for a boat hook on the starboard stantions, but I have two other boat hooks that generally get left in the V-berth where they are handy for the Admiral. I do keep my boat in a marina slip all year round so things stay pretty stable until I do put it on the trailer or go out for an overnight, then some changes have to be made, but we usually just make it up as we go in those situations. Of course, sometimes things don't get put back where they belong right away!

And other times, things have a way of ending up in unexpected places.

[dlandersson]

Nice pic of the family.

Major reason for my having a Mac. "Invest in what you value".

[Herschel]

Roger that.

[Freedom77]

I go to local restaurant supply and get bus tubs in different sizes. They are a lot studier than stuff from walmart etc. Fair Winds and Full Sails...

[Highlander]

I use air/water tight seal able containers


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[tlgibson97]

We use mesh pockets used to store shoes on the back of doors. We have one hanging on the head door that I keep lines, winch handles, gloves, and anything else that needs to be readily accessible. Another one hangs on the port wall just aft of the galley. One hangs on the head wall behind the potty that stores bathroom supplies and common meds like asprin. Since they are long enough to fit on a full size door, rows of pockets often have to be cut off to fit wherever they are hanging. We install grommets and hang the single rows from hooks on the port wall behind the long seat.

The one on the head door is holding quite a bit of weight but I figure I can reinforce the stitching wherever needed in case they started tearing away. Haven't had a problem in a few seasons.

[Doug W]

We, being over-provisioners, have plastic milk-crates and tubs on the aft berth since we sleep in the vberth.

in addition,
we have plastic tubs in the hold on both sides with compartment doors to provide easy access



and above...



and I made shelves for the voids on each side of the cockpit... here are pictures taken before I installed the doors on these:



Doug
Galactica

[RobertB]

I have tried to give everything a home where it is easily accessible.

I opened up the space next to the daggerboard high up
Installed fabric shoe storage inside the head on the wood wall
installed a cabinet for the composting head against the outer wall of the head
Installed Coraplast inside the port side seat compartments to make a false floor to keep things dry.
Made custom shelving of right starboard side from the aft edge of the table back into the rear berth
Installed fishing rod holders on the ceiling both port and starboard
And, we still load up the rear berth with a bunch of c--p!

[mike0404]

Hi
If i can suggest something, i plan to get rid of all the cushions and back rests. Make new ones, inside those, you can store lots of things, toilet paper, scott towels, swim noodles, life jackets, some small cans but don't throw pillows at Trump... fill the voids with inflatables as you go.
A water tight large bowsprit can store all the sails, and fenders, makes a great crashbox.
Keep most heavy things at the bottom, maybe. You could choose to keep the heavy stuff in an easily transfer box . This is to balance the boat aft-fore and sides .
At the marina, you rish the over charge for the bowsprit , hinge it up . Same if you get a swim platform.
At the marina where we plan to stay, they charge for a minimum 30ft total including motor and bowsprit.
Some charge for the volume of the boat, excluding masts and rigging. I don't know if they charge for what is under the boat, lol.
It could be a good idea to store all floating stuff low, dilema with heavy stuff. I have seen many boats sink, even mine , lukily i salvaged it in time, and my floating stuff kept it high enough to empty it . Will not explain why it happened ...
DONT EVER KEEP PAPER LABELS ON CANS (MARK THEM WITH FELT PEN) AND CARDBOARD PACKAGING. Critters love packaging and glue. Alot of food can be kept at room temperature, even eggs if they were never cold, good ventilation is the key. Ventilation is think is an issue with the macs , not the apple macs ... if you pack things and forget them, you will get mildew.
DONT EVER KEEP FOOD NEAR GAS , DIESEL, CLEANING PRODUCTS , unless you like gas cordon bleue.
Odorless absorbers did the trick, not near food.
You will be near the shore line ,,,often on a mac... food and people are buffet for bugs, make sure you have good screens for no-see-em . In the keys, we stayed at least one km off shore, people near the shore got eaten raw.
That's it for now.