Is a galley sink REALY necessary??
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Is a galley sink REALY necessary??
OK, Guys,
I'm thinking of cabinetry design in the cabin of the B31. One thing that keeps popping into my mind is the galley sink.
I've fished aboard a bunch of B31s, spent 2 nights on one in leiu of a high dollar hotel room, and visited & worked aboard many of 'em.
Other than as a systems check for functionality, I've never seen the galley sink used for anything other than as an open air container for housing asundry items including trash, cameras, sun tan/block lotions, quart bottles of various solutions, etc.
Mostly the galley sink seems to just sit there empty longing for the day that someone will actually use it as a sink...
So my question is:
Is the galley sink, on a B31, really a usefull and necessary element or is it just there because "Well, it's a 'galley' so I guess it oughta' have a sink..."?
On a Sportfish model, with the head in the V-berth, the galley sink makes more sense because it's the ONLY sink aboard. Same is true for the Bahia Mar.
But the other models are usually fitted with two sinks within a cabin of less than 60 sq ft.
Most B31s are probably fitted with at least a salt water wash down system, and many also have access to fresh water in the cockpit. So rinsing hands and an occassional coffee mug is not sink dependant.
Take the Poll and let's see if the galley sink REALY is a necessary item...
Comments also welcome!
Br.
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I'm thinking of cabinetry design in the cabin of the B31. One thing that keeps popping into my mind is the galley sink.
I've fished aboard a bunch of B31s, spent 2 nights on one in leiu of a high dollar hotel room, and visited & worked aboard many of 'em.
Other than as a systems check for functionality, I've never seen the galley sink used for anything other than as an open air container for housing asundry items including trash, cameras, sun tan/block lotions, quart bottles of various solutions, etc.
Mostly the galley sink seems to just sit there empty longing for the day that someone will actually use it as a sink...
So my question is:
Is the galley sink, on a B31, really a usefull and necessary element or is it just there because "Well, it's a 'galley' so I guess it oughta' have a sink..."?
On a Sportfish model, with the head in the V-berth, the galley sink makes more sense because it's the ONLY sink aboard. Same is true for the Bahia Mar.
But the other models are usually fitted with two sinks within a cabin of less than 60 sq ft.
Most B31s are probably fitted with at least a salt water wash down system, and many also have access to fresh water in the cockpit. So rinsing hands and an occassional coffee mug is not sink dependant.
Take the Poll and let's see if the galley sink REALY is a necessary item...
Comments also welcome!
Br.
Patrick
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My 35 doesn't have one and I miss it all the time. But my question, Captain Pat, is what were they originally designed for? I thought that Bertram designers, in their infinite wisdom, designed an impressive multi-purpose device. It makes a great catch all and a good place to pour out the last bit of warm beer before tossing the bottle in the trash. It's a great place to keep sunblock, knives, lead, etc., and once cleaned out you can actually clean dishes before putting them away. Best of all, its a necessary item for cleaning salt spray off my costas and washing the skin-so-soft off my face in the am!
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Patrick: My galley sink is counter sunk an inch or so and a formica clad cover fits down and flush with the rest of the counter top. Blends right in. When removed, it mounts on the inside of the undersink cabinet door out of the way. I very seldom use the cover since I use the sink a lot, but on occasion it is nice to have all that additional counter space (and storage under the cover in the sink). Instead of formica, might be nice to make the cover a cutting board.
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50% of the time it is used, the rest it holds stuff.
If I am doing an offshore trip, none of the guys use it, and it holds the food bag in place.
If I am doing anything else, it is nice to rinse small things off, particularly if we are just out hanging around on the boat.
So I would keep it. I am not sure I need 2 however... And I don't drink the water out of the tank. One of these days I will plumb in the hose inlet so I can have domestic water from the dock when we want to. That would be good. And Harv, I know the feeling on the water heater. I have to replace mine. Other priorities...
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If I am doing an offshore trip, none of the guys use it, and it holds the food bag in place.
If I am doing anything else, it is nice to rinse small things off, particularly if we are just out hanging around on the boat.
So I would keep it. I am not sure I need 2 however... And I don't drink the water out of the tank. One of these days I will plumb in the hose inlet so I can have domestic water from the dock when we want to. That would be good. And Harv, I know the feeling on the water heater. I have to replace mine. Other priorities...
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why not?
My galley is stacked so High with junk, when we are offshore that I can't even find it, never mind the sink. I would never think about using the sink out there, for fear of getting the open bag of preztzel sticks soggy.
At the dock it is a different boat, and a different story... I use it to brush my teeth, wash my hands, and clean up various items like the knife used to slice the corona limes, just about every summer night.
And yes it is a "Gally" so it has to have a sink to retain it's name.
Overrated but handy, and not in the way, Yes you can live with out it, but why bother, I guess it all depends on what you putting in it's place.
A blender be handy, especially if you could find one that could chunk up butter fish while offshore too.
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At the dock it is a different boat, and a different story... I use it to brush my teeth, wash my hands, and clean up various items like the knife used to slice the corona limes, just about every summer night.
And yes it is a "Gally" so it has to have a sink to retain it's name.
Overrated but handy, and not in the way, Yes you can live with out it, but why bother, I guess it all depends on what you putting in it's place.
A blender be handy, especially if you could find one that could chunk up butter fish while offshore too.
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If you didn't have a sink where would you wipe all the stuff that spills on the counter?
Where would you shove the bottles and breakables when you realize the trip is gonna be a bit rougher then expected?
Where would you dump the rancid bait juice? You know the stuff from the bait you left in the freezer, the same stuff you swore you would never leave in there again... because every time you do the power goes out on the hottest days. The stuff as you walk down the dock you smell ten boats away and you think...hmmm I am a real &^%*(% cause I did it again!!!
Besides if you remove the sink you lose an entire room, it would just be a counter and a counter don't make it a galley.
Where would you shove the bottles and breakables when you realize the trip is gonna be a bit rougher then expected?
Where would you dump the rancid bait juice? You know the stuff from the bait you left in the freezer, the same stuff you swore you would never leave in there again... because every time you do the power goes out on the hottest days. The stuff as you walk down the dock you smell ten boats away and you think...hmmm I am a real &^%*(% cause I did it again!!!
Besides if you remove the sink you lose an entire room, it would just be a counter and a counter don't make it a galley.
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