htmills@zoominternet.net wrote:
Bill,
You can find info about my storage aboard Busca at my web page
http://www.htmills.com/PLa-packinglists.html
It includes an excel spreadsheet packing list.
I keep Busca's primary anchor, an 11# Bruce w/ 17' of chain, in a milk crate under the cockpit on the stbd side.
Yes, there is a slight list to port because of the outboard and battery, so I try to minimize it where I can.
When I replaced the cushions, I made the stbd q-berth cushion only as long as the seating area and tapered the aft end to make more room for stowage.
http://www.htmills.com/images/LF-BuscaCabinFwd.jpg
http://www.htmills.com/images/LF-BuscaCabinPort.jpg
http://www.htmills.com/images/LF-BuscaCabinStbd.jpg
http://www.htmills.com/images/LF-BuscaGalley.jpg
http://www.htmills.com/images/LF-BuscaOverhead.jpg
http://www.htmills.com/images/LF-BuscaQBerth.jpg
http://www.htmills.com/images/LF-BuscaQBerthStowage.jpg
http://www.htmills.com/images/LF-BuscaShelf.jpg
Tod Mills M17 #408, 1987 galley model BuscaBrisas
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Bill Wickett Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 10:48 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: More newbie questions...Cruising storage solutions?
Just 2 adults using an M17.
Lots of different totes and open baskets out there to slide under the cockpit or down the quarter berth. (wow, that starboard one goes waaay back!). We looked at some perforated plastic baskets tonight that would push on down either quarter berth. For the starboard side would have to link them together to retrieve the back 2 easily. These same also work under the cockpit as well. We thought that having lids might be a hassle removing them in the relatively confined space of the seating area. We used dry bags on our previous open boat. Often were diving deep into them to come up with the desired item, or emptying the bag completely.
What have you found works well for you? Rigid totes or flexible bags?
With the an outboard motor mounted on port side, and the deep cockpit locker there as well, do you find you are weighted more to port side? We have a knock off claw with 10 feet of chain. I feel that an anchor should be readily available at all times, so the deep port locker in a bucket is a logical place, except for the weight distribution issue. I believe the previous owner kept it in a bag below the cockpit, on starboard side. Only accessible by going below to get it out.
Where do you store your primary anchor and rode?
Thanks for any insights on these questions.
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Hi Tod, Now that is beautifully written and illustrated. May I add my minute comments regarding tool boxes. Your on-board boat tool box needs every tool that you need to maintain the boat - and nothing more, but it has to be absolutely complete. You don't want to be 20 NM at sea and suddenly discover you forgot the proper size Philips screwdriver; or tiny screwdrivers for taking the back off of the GPS unit...., or can't check the battery voltage. Review every item on the boat, and the tools needed to take it apart and rebuild it. Don't forget some small files for rounding off the rough ends of bolts / pliers / a voltmeter. The tools have to cover everything on the boat itself, plus tools for the outboard, /and if it is HONDA/ or other foreign make, it_* ** requires metric wrenches*_. I also carried spare parts for the outboard (mainly the spark plug and spark plug wrench); cotter pins or rings for the rigging; spare clevis pins, in case one decides to go swimming and leave me in the lurch.... The tools also have to cover anything you may want to do inside the boat; i.e., proper sized regular and Philips screwdrivers; and a small set of open ended wrenches that cover every bolt or nut on the boat itself and also every bit of rigging. You also need a tool box (which I used to carry separately) that covered only the tools needed to maintain the trailer on the road: tire pressure gauge, lug wrench; sockets for the lugs; sockets and a 3/8" ratchet with the necessary sockets, wrenches, and screwdrivers to be able to rebuild the whole trailer, - if necessary- or to find out why the trailer lights aren't working. That also means carrying a jack for the trailer in case you have a flat and have to change a trailer wheel at the side of the highway. I also carried a spare set of wheel bearings plus the necessary assembly tools, in case that ever had to be done while en route. (luckily I never needed to do that) My on-board tool box for the M15 was quite small; since all the tools needed to maintain an M15, and the 2 HP HONDA were small too. You should also have a small ditty bag with sail needles stuck in a large cork, a small block of bees wax, whipping twine; so that you can whip the ends of your mooring lines or sheets and halyards in proper fashion; plus some bungee cord (a mighty useful item on board). Happy sailing, Connie