Any small-boat owner is grateful when he can dream up a scheme that will let him get more use from his limited floor space. The skipper of the craft shown did just that when he custom-built this cabinet. It provides a compact cooking center, a storage locker and a companion helmsman’s seat. Lacking standing headroom and adequate walking-around space, the cabin was ruled out as the place to locate a galley. But once it was decided to put the galley in the cockpit, two conditions had to be met: It had to be compact, and it had to be out of the way whenever shipboard activities shifted to fishing, skiing, skin diving or cruising. The design shown meets these requirements because the center becomes a seat when the lid is closed. For user comfort, you can add a flotation cushion. Swing open the top and the galley is immediately ready to use. The molded fiberglass drainboard and sink is equipped with a combination spigot and pump attached by hose to a 5-gal. jerry can stored inside the cabinet. The sink empties through a fitting in the side of the hull via a rubber hose. The interior of the galley cabinet may be outfitted as desired to facilitate storage of cooking utensils and other kitchen supplies. The storage locker is convenient for similar storage and is within easy reach of the chef’s hands. The skipper used the original cabinet cupboard to stow life preservers which often are crammed into inaccessible corners of cabins.
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