Like your galley. What do you use the small shelves above the plate storage shelves for? I am thinking of making shelves based on yours for our boat.
Keep sailing! Love the blog.
Those shelves are for spices. There is also a small box there next to the companionway that we put sunblock, airhorn, rigging knife, and a few other knick knacks we use when sailing.
Also, I did post some pics for our bow roller platform, in case that is still on your TODO list. That post is here:
So far the trip is on schedule. But things are getting crazy around here. I am sure it was the same with your trip. Only 75 days till we move out!! We hope to start from the Chesapeake Bay on July 1st. Busy here, everything from looking for renters, to finishing the boat. I have started making the new shelves based on yours. So far so good. The bow roller pictures are great. I am either going with that style, or, the stainless steel guy has another option I am going to look at. Take a look at these pictures, and you can appreciate where you are!!! (our weather has been very cold!) http://mywhitby42.yolasite.com/my-whitby-42-blog.php They are near the bottom of the page.
Bryan
Thanks for the pictures, I am getting a bow roller designed like yours. Any changes you would make? You mentioned you would change the angle? Let me know, I am getting it made soon and any advise you have from using it would be great.
Bryan
On the forward edges of the bow roller, where the wheels are, the steel should “flare out” or otherwise have a rounded shape. You’ll see in my pictures on the blog that our’s are straight edges. The problem this causes is that when you are retrieving the anchor chain and the chain is not out in front of the boat there is a sharp angle and the chain rubs against the straight edge of the steel, causing a herky jerky motion. Having those edges be rounded would greatly reduce the chain rub.
S/V Real Life 
Hi Kevin,
Like your galley. What do you use the small shelves above the plate storage shelves for? I am thinking of making shelves based on yours for our boat.
Keep sailing! Love the blog.
Bryan
Hi Bryan,
Those shelves are for spices. There is also a small box there next to the companionway that we put sunblock, airhorn, rigging knife, and a few other knick knacks we use when sailing.
Also, I did post some pics for our bow roller platform, in case that is still on your TODO list. That post is here:
https://svreallife.wordpress.com/2013/03/29/new-bow-roller/
How is your boat coming along? Are you still on track to leave this summer?
–Kevin
Kevin,
So far the trip is on schedule. But things are getting crazy around here. I am sure it was the same with your trip. Only 75 days till we move out!! We hope to start from the Chesapeake Bay on July 1st. Busy here, everything from looking for renters, to finishing the boat. I have started making the new shelves based on yours. So far so good. The bow roller pictures are great. I am either going with that style, or, the stainless steel guy has another option I am going to look at. Take a look at these pictures, and you can appreciate where you are!!! (our weather has been very cold!) http://mywhitby42.yolasite.com/my-whitby-42-blog.php They are near the bottom of the page.
Bryan
The boat is looking good. You seem to be in fine shape for leaving on time.
–Kevin
Kevin,
Thanks for the pictures, I am getting a bow roller designed like yours. Any changes you would make? You mentioned you would change the angle? Let me know, I am getting it made soon and any advise you have from using it would be great.
Bryan
Hi Bryan,
On the forward edges of the bow roller, where the wheels are, the steel should “flare out” or otherwise have a rounded shape. You’ll see in my pictures on the blog that our’s are straight edges. The problem this causes is that when you are retrieving the anchor chain and the chain is not out in front of the boat there is a sharp angle and the chain rubs against the straight edge of the steel, causing a herky jerky motion. Having those edges be rounded would greatly reduce the chain rub.
I hope that is clear!
Good luck,
Kevin