Steve wrote:

Thanks Jere,

That arrangement might come close to meeting my needs.

The distance between the settees may be greater and thus the need for wider
table section. I'm not on the boat now, but will do some measureing..


For reference, our settees are 42" apart.

It seems that the leaf could be folded over the top like Len discribed..


That requires both sides be finished, the piano hinge will stick up in
the open position, and the leaf's support system would have to come from
some place else. Not insurmountable, but considerations.

I have been having second thoughts on the support, since with the table
folded up, I don't have a good hand hold in the center of the cabin.. I may
compromise my desire for a clear cabin and put a fixed stantion in the
middle for the table to fold down to.

Might work, though I have really come to love the overhead grab rails
and open floor plan.

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My objective is to be able to rig or unrig the table with "a single motion"
without need to fumble with bits and pieces. I don't plan to have it down
unless there is a need for it yet the storage against the bulkhead should
also be neat and not look like an stored ironing board.. If I can work out a
neat leaf folding system I will become the face of a cabinet on the
bulkhead. I've seen one system like that but could never make out the hinge
details from the photos.

Yes. I love my open area but haven't been in open water yet.. I'm sure I
will want something to grab since the cabin trunk grab rails are at least 60
inches apart and the passage fwd/aft isn't down the middle..

I can't put full grab rails in the overhead because of head clearance. I may
just run a 1/2"X1 1/2" slat type just under the deck beams..

Just thinking out loud.

Steve
s/v Good Intentions

My objective is to be able to rig or unrig the table with "a single motion"
without need to fumble with bits and pieces. I don't plan to have it down
unless there is a need for it yet the storage against the bulkhead should
also be neat and not look like an stored ironing board.. If I can work out a
neat leaf folding system I will become the face of a cabinet on the
bulkhead. I've seen one system like that but could never make out the hinge
details from the photos.

Yes. I love my open area but haven't been in open water yet.. I'm sure I
will want something to grab since the cabin trunk grab rails are at least 60
inches apart and the passage fwd/aft isn't down the middle..

I can't put full grab rails in the overhead because of head clearance. I may
just run a 1/2"X1 1/2" slat type just under the deck beams..

Just thinking out loud.

Steve
s/v Good Intentions

On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 15:02:52 -0800, "Steve" wrote:

My objective is to be able to rig or unrig the table with "a single motion"
without need to fumble with bits and pieces. I don't plan to have it down
unless there is a need for it yet the storage against the bulkhead should
also be neat and not look like an stored ironing board.. If I can work out a
neat leaf folding system I will become the face of a cabinet on the
bulkhead. I've seen one system like that but could never make out the hinge
details from the photos.

Yes. I love my open area but haven't been in open water yet.. I'm sure I
will want something to grab since the cabin trunk grab rails are at least 60
inches apart and the passage fwd/aft isn't down the middle..

I can't put full grab rails in the overhead because of head clearance. I may
just run a 1/2"X1 1/2" slat type just under the deck beams..

My wife and I chartered a Sabre 34 about 11 or 12 years ago that had a
bulkead mount table. I don't remember it looking too bad when up.

It did have a single leg that folded, but I don't remember if it
showed when the table was up.

It occurs to me that you could have a hinged leg that would be hidden
by the folded leaf, if the leaf folded under. Of course, if you fold
it under you will need a way to hold it unfolded.

If you had a leg on each half of the table, the undersides could be
routed out to hold them.



Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a


"In this house we _obey_ the laws of thermodynamics." --Homer Simpson

On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 15:02:52 -0800, "Steve" wrote:

My objective is to be able to rig or unrig the table with "a single motion"
without need to fumble with bits and pieces. I don't plan to have it down
unless there is a need for it yet the storage against the bulkhead should
also be neat and not look like an stored ironing board.. If I can work out a
neat leaf folding system I will become the face of a cabinet on the
bulkhead. I've seen one system like that but could never make out the hinge
details from the photos.

Yes. I love my open area but haven't been in open water yet.. I'm sure I
will want something to grab since the cabin trunk grab rails are at least 60
inches apart and the passage fwd/aft isn't down the middle..

I can't put full grab rails in the overhead because of head clearance. I may
just run a 1/2"X1 1/2" slat type just under the deck beams..

My wife and I chartered a Sabre 34 about 11 or 12 years ago that had a
bulkead mount table. I don't remember it looking too bad when up.

It did have a single leg that folded, but I don't remember if it
showed when the table was up.

It occurs to me that you could have a hinged leg that would be hidden
by the folded leaf, if the leaf folded under. Of course, if you fold
it under you will need a way to hold it unfolded.

If you had a leg on each half of the table, the undersides could be
routed out to hold them.



Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a


"In this house we _obey_ the laws of thermodynamics." --Homer Simpson