I'm making notes! Lots of these things shouldn't be any more difficult to do, but I just need to know to ask for them. For example, Will-C, I like the idea of the tube shaped storage bags, and then using a pool noodle for a core. And Carpy, I definitely like the idea of being able to cook on the splashwell table in the rain. I mean, how cozy does this look? (As compared to the same scene with me and my meager bimini.)
Carpy, I now see better how your splashwell table works. I made mine to go across higher up, and the ends rest on the small "lips" just inboard of the lazarette lids. So even if I fastened to it, there would be a large "slot" underneath it leading into the splashwell. Well, I will see what ideas the canvas fellow has. I can always re-design the table to go with the canvas.
This is the table on Halcyon. I modeled mine after this one, C-Cakes' and Kerri-On's. The one difference is that mine stops just inboard of the lazarette lids - so my table is a bit less wide, but I can get into the lazarettes with it in place. I see also that the table is on backwards in this photo (which was from the for-sale listing). The "notch" is so the outboard(s) can tilt up better, and would normally face aft.
Here is a pretty lousy photo of mine - funny how many photos I've taken and almost none show the table. Guess I'll have to ask the camperback fabricator to include places to hang my wet gear
I made that as just a temporary mock up, but now I can't imagine being without it. I may have to find a way to make it more rigid so it could be attached to. I'm eager to find out how Kerri-On's is attached there, since my cockpit table is a lot like his.
Will-C: On feeling sorry for the canvas guy. Ha, I know what you mean.

But seriously, I do a couple of things in advance to try to avoid issues. One is that I tell people that I'm detail-oriented and particular, so that if it's going to be a "mis-match" they can let me know in advance and I'll go elsewhere. The other is that while I'm not made of money, I am completely happy to pay for good work, and make a point of not "whining about" the price, or the added cost of any add-ons. My feeling is that if they are things I want, and they are done well, then it's completely worth it. Where I get unhappy is in paying for shoddy work, or doing work with someone who is bored. I enjoy pairing up with a craftsperson who is competent, interested, and enthusiastic. Maybe working with someone like me is preferable to hum-drum "churning things out"? I can hope
