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

[Gordon Laco]

Despite the best of intentions both my lockers are as Joseph Conrad wrote
"everything on top and nothing at hand".  In other words, a mess of gear and
whatever I'm looking for is usually at the bottom.

One idea I did implement was to fix my extra fire extinguisher and primary
flare pistol kit to the underside of the lid of one of the cockpit lockers.
That way no matter what disorder reigns below, the emergency gear is always
first at hand when the lid is opened.

Gord #426 SURPRISE


On 20/06/11 2:19 PM, "Rachel" <penokee at cheqnet.net> wrote:

> 
> On Jun 20, 2011, at 1:09 PM, Bill Wallace wrote:
> 
>> Does anyone have pictures and/or ideas to share on how to organize your
>> cockpit lockers for cruising?  ...  I'm thinking of using lidded buckets for
>> line, electrical, hose...
> 
> One possibility that is relatively quick/easy/cheap and can either be used
> long term or at least help you refine ideas and placement before making
> something more permanent is the relatively tall/rectangular wastebaskets.
> Places like Lowe's or Home Depot have some fairly "officey" type ones that are
> space efficient and consistent (i.e. they don't taper too much, have huge
> rims, or etc.).
> 
> I like that they are tall - this helps to use the space if you aren't going to
> make separate first and second "floors."  Also they are soft enough to kind of
> moosh into place and don't tend to abrade/scrape/make noise on the hull as
> much as harder things (5-gallon buckets) can.  You can pull them out easily to
> sort/clean/access, and they can be used for soaking laundry or whatever too.
> They also stack if you have an empty one.
> 
> Along similar lines I often used gallon milk/water jugs with the lid hole cut
> off (just leaving the handle and swooping down to a somewhat lower edge in
> front) to organize caulks and various other things - they would "moosh" into
> an odd shaped locker, even if said locker was not the shape of the jug.  And a
> handle to pull them out.
> 
> More "carpenterly" solutions are nice too, but the wastebaskets allow you to
> start getting things organized so that if you do make something more permanent
> you have a better idea how to design it.  Or you can just keep on using them.
> 
> Rachel
> ex-#221
> (should never have sold it!)
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