Interesting thread here... My M17 is a 4 berth version. I am not looking for a sink inside as I use a small basin in the cockpit. That said I am about 75% of the way through building a folding galley/map table attached to the side of the port quarter berth. I plan to skin it with a stainless work surface so it will be suitable for using my small butane stove (with the hatch fully open of course) to make fresh coffee while underway on long passages such as crossing the straight of Georgia. It also has a fold out extension to provide a decent little map table... It folds away against the side of the quarter berth for access into the stern sections of the berth as I use the stern portions of both of the quarter berths for storage... I use the starboard berth as a comfy sitting spot... I didn't get it finished this year before sailing season started but I hope to complete next winter. When I do I will post it as a technical project on the MSOG photo site Keith *Keith R. Martin, P.Eng*. *Burnaby B.C*. Serenity M17, #353 On 12 July 2018 at 10:31, John Schinnerer <john@eco-living.net> wrote:
Heh heh... :-)
After I finish more directly sailing-related upgrades & improvements, I will be remodeling the "galley" in my M17.
Still thinking about what exactly...a minor remodel would be to cut off the sink rise section and make one flat "counter-top" space and better access to the storage under.
Most likely I will do something more radical with mine, removing most of that "kitchen" liner part and replacing with a comfy sitting spot, and aft of that a more accessible/modular storage system. It will include some kind of movable/stowable cooking setup for when it's nasty weather out.
The M17 that was in R2AK had a fairly nice "movable galley" setup as I recall. I saw some pics somewhere but can't find 'em easily now.
The M17 port cabin side was changed from galley to settee same as starboard side after some years of production, not sure when that happened exactly.
cheers, John
On 07/12/2018 09:20 AM, swwheatley@comcast.net wrote:
That Little Tikes play sink was put there to promote spousal approval at boat shows. On the water, it is useless except as a storage bin. Glassing over the drain hole is an upgrade.
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com> On Behalf Of Jason Leckie Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 11:46 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmis sion.com> Subject: M_Boats: Use of the Galley
Just curious, does anybody actually cook in their galley or do they generally do most of it in the cockpit? As well, my sink drain and through hull fitting for the drain has been removed and the hole glassed over. Might it be worthwhile to reinstate?
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