[Public-List] Looking for ideas to organize cockpit lockers

[vmarmei]

Hi Bill....

Just build 2-L shaped shelves 10/12 inches wide into your locker both 
sides (Str & Prt side) from one bulkhead to the next....also make a 
hanger for your lines on the front edge on your Stbrd locker....ideal 
space there because your engine controls are at your right. There is 
also room for 3 shelves if you want more room. You can but 3/8 inch 
vertical plywood dividers in between your shelves to be more 
organized and to be able to pick items out at will.
You also have to be VERY selective about what you store on your 
shelves. Get rid of all surflous empty space and unused items (Big 
pails,containers of old paint etc.etc.  Keep the weight of your items 
down as the A-30 is heavy on the rear end....with water in the bow 
tank it rides better.   In a boat SMALL is beautiful. If you do that 
....Ye will be a Happy Alberger.
Good sailing
William A30-641

PS; The shelves have to have an 1-1/2 inch up ward edge to keep stuff 
falling out on a heel and storm.


At 01:09 PM 20/06/2011, you wrote:
>Does anyone have pictures and/or ideas to share on how to organize 
>your cockpit lockers for cruising?  Don Casey's books suggest adding 
>dividers, which I am definitely considering as there is lots of 
>space near the hull that is unused or almost unused, and I have 
>things like oil, anti-freeze, paint etc which need storage and to 
>not fall over.  However, I need to keep things dry, so I was going 
>to add a solar extraction fan to the rear compartment, and have 2 
>intake vents with hose running to roughly where the engine is (but a 
>bit before it, so any incoming water gets excluded.  That will force 
>air through the 2 side lockers to keep things drier/smelling nice.
>
>I currently sail with just the 2 sails, but I plan on adding 5 more 
>(spare main, drifter, mainster, strom jib/trysail) so that might 
>fill up most/all of one side as long as I can keep it dry.  That 
>still leaves spare line, 120v power (I have 100' extension cord that 
>I use if I have to plug something in, but normally I don't plugin to 
>shore power), water hose, bosun's chair, life jackets - and what 
>else, I'm not sure, I have it on my task list to clean them up.
>
>I'm thinking of using lidded buckets for line, electrical, hose (the 
>ones from pool chemicals are easy to get and are water tight - after 
>washing they are fine to use - particularly the non-chlorine ones 
>like alkalinity adjuster, which is more or less baking soda).  The 
>square ones are particularly nice for packing in/preventing tangles.
>
>I'm willing/capable of making custom-fit wooden boxes to fit snug 
>against the side - there is a bunch of stuff almost never accessed 
>that could go near the bottom.
>
>Thanks,
>Bill
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