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Many people put liquor lockers under their galley table. But
we think this idea from Jill and Bill Dennis is an even better
idea. They felt that in port, they wanted the legroom available
for times when they had visitors on board, any solid locker under
the table would interfere. On the other hand, when they set off
on long passages they needed a well-ventilated area for fresh
vegetables and fruit, but rarely had guests to dinner. Sets of
hooks screwed to the insides of the table supports cost little
and gave them the net space they wanted.
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During
our stay in Horta, hurricane Felix threatened the islands and all
boats were secured under the direction of the harbormaster. We were
impressed with his idea for preventing line chafe during the surge
that was making itself felt even when the storm winds were 400 miles
south of the islands. He simply put a tire over the bollards on
the shore, then had each sailor lead his mooring lines over the
tire rather than along the rough stone of the quay. (You can see
our friend Peter with his fins. We all felt a bit silly after waiting
for five days for a storm that went around in circles, then faded
away to nothing. On the other hand we all agreed it was wise to
be prepared as it could have continued on its course and hit us
with the 85 knot winds it was packing.)