I carry a portable crapper called a boom box rather than the potti that came with the M15. We use it for extended whitewater trips on rivers were carrying out all waste is a requirement. It's fairly compact (about the size of Connie's k-mart tool box) so it stores almost anywhere. That leaves the space beneath the v-berth where the traditional potti goes free for other things. It would be perfect for a galley of the type we've been discussing for the M17. It could be built to drop into the recess the potti occupies for security. If you took this approach you wouldn't have to lose any berth space. I know drop-in facilities like this aren't for everyone, but I think this is a viable aproach. Tom Smith & Jane VanWinkle M15/345--Chukar M17/496--Unnamed -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+tsmith=nextit.com@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+tsmith=nextit.com@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of tynerjr@gmpexpress.net Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 6:21 AM To: Craig F.Honshell; For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: Re: M_Boats: Galley of Jtb ----------------------------------------------------------- Use http://www.onspeed.com/?A=web2mail to transform dial up connections to near broadband speed. Reccomended by Web2Mail ----------------------------------------------------------- Yes, John Harris did something similar, but the galley he made (fiberglass and plywood) fit in place of either of the underberth access covers on his/my M-15. It held a propane burner on the galley surface with the bottle hanging underneath, had an opening for the valve, a small cutting board, and slots cut in the plywood for storing plates, utensils, etc. Looks very nice, and I have a file somewhere with photos and text I created for, but which never made it on, the MSOG site. Unfortunately, when in place you lose the berth, and have to do something with the berth cushion (like leave it home), so it appears only practical for single-handing. It's too tall to turn upside-down and store within the berth (and stuff would fall out anyway), which I think would be ideal. You'd still have to do something with the berth cushion when you set up the galley, though. If you're reading, John, correct anything I've got wrong, as I've never actually used the galley or sailed with it in pla ce. Ask John about it when you see him at the wooden boat show (whoever that was going), and I'll e-mail the file to anyone wanting it if you'll e-mail me offline at tynerjr@gmpexpress.net. John Tyner
Chimpanzee's former owner did something very similar to that, didn't he?
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From: Tom Smith
To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 12:58 PM
Subject: RE: M_Boats: Galley of Jtb
I like the idea of being able to move the galley around Rachel, even off
the boat if necessary. I've also thought of building a galley that
drops in where the porta potti fits on the M15, which is better use of
that space IMHO. t
Tom Smith & Jane VanWinkle
M15/345--Chukar
M17/496--Unnamed
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Hi Tom,
I carry a portable crapper called a boom box rather than the potti that came with the M15... We use it for extended whitewater trips on rivers were carrying out all waste is a requirement...
I'd like to hear more about this (sorry if it's a bit indelicate...). I've been considering the simple bucket for my next boat (not a Monty, but still space-challenged and the head is in some prime real estate right now). I was remembering back to my whitewater days, during which I took a raft-supported trip down the Salmon River and we used 5-gallon buckets. We used some sort of mixture (lime?) that we sprinkled in to the bucket between uses and it actually wasn't too hideous. I mean, the first person to use the bucket has it just fine, but assuming you can't immediately jettison the contents, then what? This powder kind of ... stabilized things since in that case we actually had to use each bucket until it was full. Of course a smaller container would be much better for a small boat with one or two people on it... So, I'm curious to know more about the boom box, and also if you use the powder I remember and what was it, actually? I never knew. In the case of the river trips (in case anyone's still reading ;-), we had to pack *everything* out, so we just used the buckets until they were full, then put the lid on and ran a bead or two of duct tape around the joint between lid and bucket, just for extra security. Then we started a new bucket... And to think I was writing about ice cream and 20-year-old port just yesterday :-) --- R.
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