Ronnie has a valid point. What you might consider, instead of extensive mods to your boat, is to make a special "galley box" that you could place wherever you like...on a berth, in the cockpit, ashore. It could contain at least parts of your galley such as the stove and fuel and some other storage. Spices, utensils, pots & pans? I've found no use for a sink aboard other than dry storage. I removed the thru-hull on Busca (had it done, actually) and just use the sink to keep camera, etc in. I do my dishes in a pan. Here is a recipe I concocted one evening while at anchor aboard Busca... Fisherman's Hard Luck Dinner serves one . one bag of boil-in-bag rice . one tomato . one apple . one banana pepper (sweet to slightly warm) . 4-6 oz baby Swiss cheese (I'll bet Cheddar would be good too) . half teaspoon cinnamon (or to suit) . half teaspoon ground ginger (or to suit...grated fresh would be even better) . dash salt (optional) dice up the veggies/fruit and the cheese (or grate it) into a bowl boil the bag of rice pour the hot rice over the other ingredients, stir a bit enjoy! It is a very easy, light, yet tasty meal that almost doesn't make a mess.
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Ronnie Keeler Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 6:51 PM To: Montgomery boats mailing list Subject: Re: M_Boats: M-17 interior layouts
Arnold,
I have a galley model (1974) M17 and find that it crowds the interior. Several years ago, I had a Slipper 17 which had no galley so I built a "Dutch Galley" for it. It consisted of a large box with a dishpan sink, a place for a one burner stove and storage for cookware. Most of the time, I used the galley under the awning in the cockpit and stowed it away in chocks across the forepeak behind the head. In incliment weather, I set the galley box on one of the quarter berths and sat on the ice chest/cockpit step to cook. I had a dodger on the main hatch which gave plenty of sitting headroom for cooking and eating.
Whitebeard
M17 #14, Griselda.
To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com From: afsharpe@mac.com Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 15:28:39 -0700 Subject: M_Boats: M-17 interior layouts
Monty Sailors!!!
I am the happy owner of M-17 "Little Breeze" for the last 3 years. She is a 1977 model, hull #265 and the interior layout has quarter berths to port and starboard. When spending overnight aboard I find food prep. difficult and am considering converting the port Quarter berth to a little galley of sorts. I have been told that some early Montys were build that way. If anyone out there with a M-17 with a galley (small is it may be) would be so kind as to take a picture or two I would be most appreciative. Regards..Arnold Sharpe
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