Date: 31 December 2021. Creating a
Private Cabin.
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janice142
Aboard Seaweed my cabin is at the bow. Smaller boats seldom have
doors as they take up too much space. Boat designers want vessels to
appear larger. Eliminating doors can accomplish this by opening up
the space visually. Here is how I created privacy for myself in the
forward stateroom.
The door shown below in the forward cabin closing off my head does
not exist in Seaweed. Instead that area is where my shower is
located.
This is a copy of the
schematic ↑ for a Schucker mini-trawler.
Basically anyone sitting at the dinette can see into my forward
cabin. That makes me uncomfortable, especially when docked. The
change I made gives me a feeling of being inside a cocoon. It is
cozy. What I noticed as well is that my cabin stays warmer. That
toasty feeling is a real benefit this time of the year.
During the winter I find a cup of hot chocolate quite the perfect
accompaniment to my tablet.
Reading on the tablet is a true treat. I had never imagined how nice
tablets are until I was gifted one. I am grateful. 8" is the perfect
size.
But I digress...
There is a step down into my forward
cabin. I find that my knees are less cooperative first thing in the
morning. Balance can be a bit off, especially if a bozo on a jet-ski
is zipping around. To solve that I installed extra handles along the
doorway into my cabin.
I am adamant that boats seldom have enough places to hold onto when
moving about. Every time I
reach out to steady myself, I install a handle of some sort. Aboard
Seaweed I have ten inside handles that are both unobtrusive and
useful.
I screwed in an EYE BOLT
↓ into teak level
with the base of one of my handles.
Years ago my friend Ken on Sparrow gifted me a piece of stainless
steel, solid 3/8" (1 cm) in diameter. The bar is 22" (56cm) long. It
fits perfectly across the doorway enclosing a private space for me.
The sunshade normally used in the galley moves to the
doorway of my cabin at nighttime.
Over the years I have utilized this stainless bar as a drying rack
for clothes, a weight to hold down the edge of a chart, and a few
times as a means of reaching into lockers. This incarnation is
the latest.
A clothespin clipped to the bar prevents the bar from sliding out.
There is a RING
↑ on one corner of my fabric piece. It
slips over the end of the bar. The fabric
goes around the handle and then is pinned to the bar. Now the
stainless bar should not slide out.
When the fabric is attached I have a degree of privacy inside my
cabin.
You may have
noticed Tinker Bell in the lower left corner of the previous
picture. I look forward to my Grand discovering Tink some day. It is
these little touches I enjoy creating aboard Seaweed.
Of late we are experiencing sea fog, starting at *0100. The fog
sticks around until ten or later in the morning.
*0100 is pronounced zero one hundred. It means the time is 1:00 in
the morning.
I find fog soothing.
Fog
dampens the sounds. My world seems ever so quiet. It is these alone
times, with the silence surrounding me that I enjoy the most. Truly
living aboard a boat is the best.
That said, being safe and comfortable is important. Handles are a
large part of my safety plan. You will want to have plenty of places
to hold on for your vessel. I love having a place to grasp when the
boat is rocking.
I would like to express a special "Thank you" to those who join me
on my journey. I am honored, and grateful beyond measure. Thank you
for being a part of my world, and for reading.
Do you keep with the door to your sleeping area open or
closed?
And, are you fond of foggy mornings too?
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