In a message dated 8/17/2005 9:23:07 AM Pacific Standard Time, tsmith@nextit.com writes: The idea I'm toying with is a short galley that occupies half the berth and slides aft when not in use. I like the idea of two people being able to sit across from each other. Hi Tom, I cut my sailing teeth on a Catalina 22 with just such a galley. We never used it, slid it out a few times to see how it worked. May be an idea to see how they make their factory set up. I wish I had the cents key on this laptop... Then I could add - just my $.02 cents. Bill Sailboatless in Oregon