Siphon Break, Liferaft install, Lee Cloth additions, Pipe Rack Storage, Handholds

Lee cloths were sewn for 3 cabins. The one in the V berth area is more of a storage containment barrier though. It leaves room for one to sleep and still have access to the forepeak. Loads of lightweight items are kept to port.

I was never satisfied with bronze vacuum breaks as they corrode and stick. I had used plastic valves from power break units for autos but found that the latest ones are made even more cheaply than a decade ago and do not hold up. I settled in on a Marine version of a vacuum break sold by Scot Pump in Ft. Lauderdale/954-524-6776/ that is all Delrin where in contact with water...an external spring is made from stainless. I'm using this model VB 38 (Vacuum Break 3/8"). Cost. $15...add it to your loop.
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A Viking 6 person Self Righting life raft was purchaced at the St. Pete show this fall and we mounted the case behind the Pilothouse-out of our required field of vision. Now making a sunbrella cover, as long as we are in the sewing mood.






New Projects always seem to arrive at Memory
Rose's berth. Your right, it will probably will never stop!



Overhead tie offs for Lee Cloth was installed on Port side of Saloon. Same is realized on Starboard side with hand hold vertical and horizontal.



Storage area aft of Nav Station as another holding area for asymetrical spinnaker, mizzen staysail, tool box, small honda dive compressor, etc..

Life Raft

We knew we wanted one for offshore safety, but where the heck to you put one?

Much thought went into this before purchasing one at our St. Pete Sail Boat Show a few years ago. The options manufacturers are good, but you have to know in advance of purchase, what your measurements are with a mounting location if you want things to work out as planned. I finally had decided the only practical place for us, was just forward of the aft cockpit, on the back of the pilothouse. We never use that companionway, designed and built into the boat as a second means of entry/exit and actually use the steps for it as a library shelf and soon to be LCD TV location.

All worked out well, by adding some strong teak bracing across this unused entranceway to attach the life raft case to. We now have a sunbrella white cover for it that also disguises that it is even a life raft and looks like an extension of the pilothouse roof. I'll take and add a photo of it here soon.