I could not live without a chart/dining table inside Riptide. I took a
teak plank just larger than the console containing the stove and attendant
side-board. To the bottom of the teak I attached some velcro, which I also
attached to the inboard and outboard edges of the side-board. By turning
over the pot support on the stove, the teak covers both the stove and the
area next to it (sideboard). This is the chart table under sail. When it
is time to cook, the table is set on the edge of the console, overlapping
about one inch, attached with velcro, the far edge is hung by a chain from
a strap attached to one of the bolts for the CB pulley. It looks great and
is super for playing cards, dominoes etc. Just don't put your weight on
it. When in the chart table position I just tuck the chain and hook under
the stove.
The need for a cutting board has also frustrated me. I have commissioned a
circular cutting board routed to fit in the sink openning from a local wood
shop student. To go on a little, I have also made use of several
rubbermaid baskets to hold pots/dry goods/ in the starboard cubby. Three
of the 9x14 jobs fill in around the battery nicely. I also found an ice
chest (Igloo 24). That will go in the hatch under the port V-birth hatch
(are these standard?) and then slide back to the cubbie door. In combo
with a soft-sided (48 can) chest, I have a two compartment ice-box all out
of sight below decks. (I am a nut for cooking and the galley is as
important to me as the sails or engine).
Happy sailing, eating, and drinking - Eric Z.
p-19 #621 "Riptide"
Davis, not by the sea, California