Adding shelves

We've been hauling things from the basement to Abake.  It's difficult to decide what should be buried deep and what should be packed to make it more easily accessible.  We're told that Abake was first purchased by an airline pilot who lived aboard and wanted a place to store his uniforms.  So the hanging lockers are cedar-lined and a big open space.  The pilot lived on-board for a year and sold her to a family who used her for weekend cruising.  So the hanging lockers remained as closets.  Since we don't plan to take many hanging clothes, these needed to be converted for storage purposes.  So, we are building shelves to maximize the storage space in these closets.  This is the large space in the forward head where a shelf has been added and one has since been added at the bottom so the lower space is more usable:

Shelf Added

Under the queen bunk in the salon one of the cabinets already had a shelf, nicely finished with teak.  We are going to be emulating that in the closet next to that, which previously had been a hanging closet (notice the cedar lining):

Existing shelf under queen bunk

Cedar cabinet's new shelf, minus trim

And to show you we're really moving in, we've finally decided where to mount and have mounted our classic brass (wind-up) striking ship's bell clock and barometer, which we removed from our first sailboat, Namida (our 32' Westsail).  They need refinishing but for right now, they look classy to us!  And, they look very much at home now.

Before

After (clock and barometer hung)

Since it was Father's Day this past weekend, we spent some wonderful time with family (kids and grandkids!).  We watched our 2-year old grandson enjoy at the marina pool and enjoyed some wonderful meals and conversation (and Hawaiian shaved ice!).  It was well worth skipping a weekend of work on the boat.