Interior

Forward Cabin

High double berth on solid platform
  • Two storage underneath bunk
    • Forward, a large area accessible via hatches under the mattress.  This area is plumbed for a 25 gallon flexible water tank.
    • Aft part of berth has large open storage space with the opening above the water line, and the transducers in the bottom under a protective flap.
    • There is a watertight bulkhead between aft and forward storage areas
  • Vents in chain locker and ports in forward bulkhead allow air into forward cabin while raining.
    • These ports must be kept closed while under sail in rough conditions.
  • Hatch large enough for emergency escape

 

  • Battery Storage for 7 batteries is under the counter on the left side of the photo
  • sink drain thru hull is above waterline
  • Storage under cabinet on the right side of the photo
  • Shelves over counter with fabric mesh fronts to keep stuff in and provide easy access
    • Top of fabric is under tension with shock cord.  so the fabric can be pulled down out of the way.  The depth of the curve of the top can be easily adjusted for the conditions.
  • LED lights over sink
  • On the extreme lower right you can see the air handler vents.  It can be adjusted to blow into berth, salon, or both
  • There are more storage shelves on the starboard side.
  • 12v and 120v outlets
  • 2 reading lights over berth & one ceiling light over sink - switches on lights
  • Fans blowing onto berth

 

Head

  • Wringer also acts as a towel rack and handhold.  
  • Composting Toilet composts solids in toilet base.  
    • Holds waste from two people for about a month
    • Liquids drain to waste tank and can be removed at pump out station or pumped overboard
    • Fan vents both toilet and tank to top of radar mast
    • Toilet hinges forward up to 20 degrees.  Liquids must drain forward, so care must be taken when on port tack
  • Contents of shelves is held in with net fronts
  • Shower curtain keeps shelves and toilet from getting wet during shower.
  • Warm air heater can be turned on in head
  • Sprayer pulls out on hose.  On/off valve on sprayer head
  • Showering can be either with fresh water from the sprayer or recirculating shower.
  • See the plumbing section for system details.

Salon

  • Port settee "L" shaped extending along port side and forward bulkhead.  
    • Storage for 6 batteries against forward bulkhead with 144v breaker and battery partition switch
  • Water storage in forward part of settees, 25gal,  each
    • Water tank vents are on the top shelves in the forward cabin.  This eliminates the chance of salt water contamination from exterior vents.  Check valves keep water from surging out in heavy seas.
    • Water tanks fill from ports under settee cushion.  Each port is large enough to reach through and scrub out entire tank.
  • General storage in aft 2.5' of settees on both sides
  • Storage tops are interlocked and hasped
  • Storage & tank area doesn't drain to main cabin
  • Shelf 18" above settee supports the back and provides storage above and below
  • curtains can be fixed around port berth for privacy
  • Lee cloths to accommodate single berths on settees
  • Salon Table
    • Folds down from keel well
    • Supports underneath fold out
    • Stabilized when not in use using velcro patches

 

  • Ventilation in salon
    • Ports  in keel well 
    • Two hatches, one starboard, one port over settees
    • 2 heat ducts. 
    • Fans mounted over settees
  • Portlights
    • Three on each side
    • All open & have screens except fixed closed over nav table
  • Lighting
    • Reading light xenon at each end of settee
      • One of them can be aimed at the chart table
    • Indirect LED lighting across the whole ceiling
      • 4 from keel well on shining on upper ceiling that can be turned on from the companion way even if the "light breaker" is off
      • 2 over each settee with switches near the light shining on the ceiling above the settees
    • A very bright florescent fixture aft of the keel well
 

Chart Table

  • Chart Table facing rear on starboard
  • Holder for laptop computer on bracket over chart table
  • Storage space for heavy things, like books to starboard under chart table
  • Second monitor window out to cockpit with bracket to hold monitor either facing out to cockpit or into salon
  • Work table folds up from keel well, and when open there is  just enough room to squeeze by between chart table without having to close  work table.

 

Galley

  • There is a Propane 2-burner gimbaled stove with oven/broiler, 
    • The propane stove is set back so the safety bar in front of the stove is flush with the front of the counter
    • The propane safety switch is located in easy eyesight when leaving the boat.
  • There are two pad eyes for a safety strap
  • Cabinets consist of shelves over the counters
    • Adjustable mesh fronts keep stuff from falling out
  • A florescent light is in the ceiling over the stove
  • Stainless steel sink
    • hand-held sprayers instead of faucets
      • A raw water electric pump for one sprayer
      • Foot pumps for fresh water, one for cold, and one for hot supply the other sprayer
  • The dish cabinet is located over the sink, and has a drain pan under it so dripping water will drain to the sink.  Washed wet dishes can be put away and don't need to be moved after they dry.
  • A garbage bin fits under counter against the aft bulkhead adjacent to the sink cabinet.

 

 

Refrigerator / Freezer

  • Refrigerator on top
    • Lid can be used a cutting board
    • Lid can be lifted up with stuff still on it
    • Lid can lock in place
  • Freezer on bottom
    • Front opening
  • All sides and hatches use R-50 vacuum insulation panels for insulation.
  • Frig-a-boat cooling system using a Danfoss compressor, and a Keel Cooler.
    • The Keel Cooler mounts underwater and cools the compressed freon without the need of cooling water and pumps.
  • Spillover for cooling refrigerator from freezer
    • No air or water connection between refrigerator and freezer
    • There is an air and water tight aluminum divider between the refrigerator and freezer.  
    • The evaporator is on the bottom, freezer side
    • There is a 1" thick foam composite shelf held 1" above the aluminum divider.  This shelf forms the bottom of the refrigerator.
    • There are two ventilation holes in the front of the shelf
    • On the back wall is a thermostatically controlled fan that takes air from the top of the refrigerator and blows it into the space between the cold aluminum plate and the insulating shelf when the thermostat signals that the refrigerator needs cooling. 
    • The advantage of this spillover system is that there is no moisture exchange between the warm moist refrigerator and the "cold dry" freezer which causes a buildup of frost in the freezer.
    • The disadvantage of any spillover system is that it takes more energy to put cold into a freezer than a refrigerator, so it is wasteful to then take that high energy cold and put it into a refrigerator that could just as well used low energy cold.
    • The advantage of any spillover system is that only one compressor and evaporator is required, and the additional complexity of the  spillover fan and thermostat is trivial.
  • The refrigerator box can slide out of its built-in housing so if a vacuum panel fails it can be replaced with out ripping the cabinetry apart.
 

Aft Cabin

  • Water-resistant hatches 
    • Into utility room for access during inclement weather
  • Ventilation in aft cabin
    • Vent using coming cubbies as dorade with water tight closure
    • Portlight into cockpit
    • Air handler vents into head and/or wetlocker or aft cabin
    • Fan above berth
  • Lighting
    • Xenon fixture over berth
      • Can be aimed on ceiling for general lighting
    • Bracket for computer monitor
  • Berth
    • Storage