[Public-List] That Space Abaft the Galley

[Justin Riddle via Public-List]

We also put the trash can back there, but I also installed our inverter and
solar charge controller back in the unused space.

- Justin
Hiraeth #498

On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 5:12 PM Gordon Laco via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> We call that space the ‘hell hole’ because things fall into it that aren’t
> easily found again, unless one remembers to look there.
>
> Yes, Mike’s correct, that space was supposed to be for wet foul weather
> gear but I cannot imagine using it for that purpose.  Aboard Surprise, as
> Mike does, we keep a garbage bag hanging there.
>
> Gord
> #426 Surprise
>
>
>
> On 2017-07-16, 4:30 PM, "Public-List on behalf of Mike Lehman via
> Public-List" <public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org on behalf of
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>
>     We use ours for a trash can. Can't imagine using it as a wet locker. We
>     store extra can goods under the floor. We also use a Lucite can storage
>     rack in the overhead bins which helps to maximze the space and keep it
>     organized.
>
>     On Jul 16, 2017 3:11 PM, "Jonathan Bresler via Public-List" <
>     public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>
>     > Started in on the galley of Constance on Friday.  Took out the
> alcohol
>     > stove.  Removed the plumbing.  Removed the faucets and their base.
>     > Scrubbed the Formica(?) with ScotchBrite.  The visible surfaces are
> a lot
>     > cleaner now.  Much more inviting.  For the present, I'll clean and
>     > reassemble.  The goal was to clean and familiarize myself with the
>     > installation.
>     >
>     > But what is that space abaft the galley?!   Right now I have a
> trashcan
>     > shoved in there. Several people seem to use it for trash.  Using it
> as a
>     > wet hanging locker per the original drawings seems a bit of a
>     > challenge...."Here Dear, let me shove these sopping wet, dripping
> foulies
>     > right through your galley.  You dont mind, do you?"  Seems a bit
> like a
>     > lost space.  An idea that has come to mind is using it to store
> canned
>     > food.  Use a Sharpie to label the ends of the cans. Strip the paper
> labels
>     > off the cans. Place the cans into a piece of synthetic cloth sewn
> like a
>     > set hanging shoe shelves (
>     >
> https://www.walmart.com/ip/Whitmor-Hanging-Shoe-Shelves-Grey/44782628) but
>     > with openings sized for cans...witihout corners, just simple seams
> spread
>     > far enough apart to accommodate a can.  The top end would have a
> wooden
>     > dowel to hold the end of the "can hanger" within reach.  Could place
> a half
>     > dozen "can hangers" in there, one for each type of food: veggies,
> fruit,
>     > meat, etc.
>     >
>     > What do y'all do with that space?
>     >
>     > Jonathan
>     >
>     > --
>     > Jonathan M Bresler
>     > S/V Constance Alberg 30 #262
>     > Annapolis/Eastport MD
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