Sleeping on the Galley?

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Tortuga

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In my ongoing quest to sleep as many people as possible on my 22 I've come to the idea of sleeping on the galley. OK, not me, but my 13 year old. I have a cover for the sink, and with the pilot seat folded down, I place a pad over the whole starboard side of the boat. I can actually fit OK, but my feet get tangled in the steering wheel. My only concern is that he'll roll out of the bunk and fall. I'm thinking some kind of harness.

I've got two in the V-Berth, one on the dinette berth, one or two in the cockpit. If I can get one on the galley side I avoid putting anyone on the cabin sole, which makes the whole thing more civilized... if sleeping 5 or 6 on a 22 is ever civilized.

We slept 5 in Victoria Harbor last summer, and in the am when we were all coming out of the boat we must have looked like circus clowns all exiting a mini because people sure were interested in where we all came from...

Ideas?

Matt
 
You could make a "Lee cloth" such as used on bunks in sail boats to keep from rolling out when the boat is heeled. We have a "crash bar" in front of the galley, and the handrails above, those could be attatchment points.

But....I would favor sleeping in the cockpit or ashore in a tent. There are other C Dorie 22's which cruise with 5 aboard.
 
Agree with Dr Bob. Some sort of nylon strap/net like used on sailboat berths. Easily attached and once it's taken down it's nothing to store.

You are braver than I. Just the thought of 5 people on my 25 makes me yearn for more space. My wife and I went out last weekend with our friends, a married couple and their 7 yr old daughter, and the boat seemed "crowded". :lol:
 
Or... head back out to the cockpit area for some small sleepers....

Good canvas job, then, for light weight, you could take some aluminum "panels", (I have seen an aluminum stadium bench portion used nicely as a bench cross the stern area)....and maybe put two of these benches togther with bedding on them. Then, stow the benches on the roof, or down the gunnel sides when not in use. Of course, is some areas.....just beaching the boat and putting up a little tent would work fine too.... or.... tow a inflatable raft...toss an insect net over it and set them adrift teathered to the "mother ship."

Hey... that is what makes it all so......fun :teeth :tea :tea

Sweet Dreams.... and glad to see folks using a crowd on the boat.

Byrdman
 
Would a small lee cloth tucked under the cushions used on the table top bunk and secured to the grab rail also work?

Patrick
 
We had five on the boat for a few days last year at Princess Louisa. Rather than try and have everyone sleep on the boat we brought a tent along and a couple people slept on shore. Is this a practical option where you are? Or are there no camp sites on shore?
 
These are all great ideas... thanks everyone. We'll be on Catalina Island -- part of the time on the Isthmus (Two Harbors) and part of the time in Avalon.

Certainly on the Isthmus there is easy adjacent shore camping -- and when I go diving next week with my dive buddies they'll camp onshore. The bigger challenge is my annual 'Avalon Candy Run' which is a trip with 3 (and this summer 4) children.

In years past my 3 boys have fit fairly nicely into the various nooks and crannies of the 22. But, turns out that kids get bigger year after year... and as much as I like buying bigger wetsuits, shoes, and underwear for growing kids, I can't convince my wife that bigger kids need a bigger boat. So, it has become more of a challenge to make space for the growing brood.

And, as those of you with teenagers know, as the kids get bigger I (dad) am no longer enough to keep them company. They want their friends along -- as I did when I was a kid. So, this summer my 13 year old is bringing a friend of his.

At the Isthmus we can all camp, but it is more trouble than simply sleeping on the boat -- and until the kids are a few years older I still need them under close supervision. I'm thinking when my oldest turns 16 maybe he and a friend can camp onshore while his brothers and I stay on the boat. And, at Avalon, there is no adjacent camping.

So... we're squeezing on the boat for the next couple of years. I like the idea of the lee cloth, and I think I'll mock it up and see who fits best. I'll be sleeping in the cockpit, possibly with one of the younger boys. I think it'll better than last year when I slept on the cabin sole -- not fun at all!

Matt
 
You will find photos in my Album of several other possibilities. I can use the backboard I built to convert the CD-22 dinette into a "settee" to (1) set up a bunk bed over the settee, or (2) extend the settee into a double bed. I also have found that the double-sized air mattress fits perfectly the CD-22 cockpit.
 
For a lee cloth, you need more secure bottom fastening, than being tucked under the cushions. If the person falls against the cloth, the weight may not still be enough to keep the cloth under the cushions.
 
I have slept many nights in an old military litter, hung in my old Dodge van. I think it, (or a version of) would be feasible to stretch across the cockpit and provide double density, (one up one down), sleeping quarters there. When my kids were small, we put 2 of them, feet to feet on the litter. (Two poles and a blanket might be easy to stow in the daytime.)

Just another alternative,

Harvey
SleepyC
 
Again thanks to all for these great suggestions. Wayne, your dinette settee was the model for my conversion -- the backboard was the secret trick.

My plan is this, I have a folding double cushion that I'll use in the cockpit as a bench during the day on a board I've constructed (pics to follow eventually) and as a double berth at night. And, I'll construct a lee cloth out of some extra sunbrella I have, which I'll anchor on the galley as close to the hull as possible and sew a slot for a wood dowel on the outer side which I'll attach to a handrail on the cabin top that is yet to be installed. If I do it as I'm thinking that would allow me to leverage some space in the walkway as a partial hammock, giving the berth a little more elbow room.

And, if I get any more crew, they'll have to sleep in the dinghy as Byrdman suggests :lol: .

This is a work in progress, but as I get things in place I'll posts some pics and an update.

Thanks again!

Matt
 
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