Sail Life - DIY gimbaled stove & new sink for the head - sailboat repair

DIY gimbaled stove is done and the new sink is ready to be installed in the head.

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[dagwood]

Cabinet maker for 45 years here. Full size elephant on the head sink. My vote for the bigger sink even if it takes cabin space. You won’t regret it. Happy wife happy life.

[supertramp]

Do the bigger sink with a drying rack and a pot filler style sink. It would be wall mounted and manipulatible. You could also do a sprayer nozzle separate that could reach your pots that are on the stove. Love the videos! Been watching for 3 years!

[tombarker]

I continue to be impressed with your for thought. Most builders would bury the plumbing and wiring and forget them. Makes sense to plan access points. Deep sink and shallow water. If Ava decides to jib the boat you won't have a lap full of water.

[jimbigner]

It is nice to have a fresh of coffee on the stove after you’ve rolled the boat. Seriously, it looks very professional and will last a life time. I like the smaller sink. Just get one that is a little deeper.

[SailingABSea]

We are loving how Athena is coming along. You've gained so many skills since you began! We're just wondering if you'd considered getting a lock for the oven door? It would be awful to find your casserole on the galley floor after heeling!

[tgibson]

Mads, just bite the bullet and use the heating system used on SV Basik. I like the idea of rounding the box and you should think about securing the stove from moving when opening the oven door, or when not in use for safety reasons. I also like the suggestion of weight in the bottom to lessen the movement for the cook.

[RVLifeNOW]

Mads, we are headed to Tierra Del Fuego so have the same heating issues as you. I just installed a Heatercraft, Marine Heater, 200 Sport, which we bought through Fisheries Supply, in Seattle, Washington. It is made in Idaho so it is of good quality and not very loud running on either high or low speed. It looks like your Chinese heater but larger. It can be ducted to a vent location, but in my situation, I mounted the machine to have both vents blowing out of the cabinet, in which it is mounted. The vent covers have adjustable louvers. Used it last night in earnest, for the first time, sailing along the east African coast. Works fine. This heater is expensive, list $355 but there is a general lower price when ordered. In the U.S., I used to go down to the local car junk yard and buy an old car heater core with attached fan for $15 and install that in the back of my personal vans, and a power boat I owned. Hitting the junk yards here in S. Africa, it seems cars are now made with the aircon and heat, all in one permanent dash board fabrication. No one here, in the junk yards, had a clue what I was talking about so I rummaged through a bunch of old cars and unfortunately found car designs have changed. As another heat source, I just installed a Cubic Mini, wood burning stove. Happy heating! I do wonder if there are any plug in clothes.

[Long-wnqm]

My vote is for a smaller but deeper sink. As for the heater, since your using hot water, radiant heated floor might be a option. No fans... Love the channel.

[Dottlingfool]

Consider warm water radiant heat in the bathroom sole. Very nice craftsmanship on the oven box. Well done.

[timstewart]

Sinks: small rather than large, deep rather than shallow.
You know it makes sense! :o)

[jkbpbower]

Small sink, but really deep....enjoy you vids

[johansoderstrom]

Things to consider; 1) make sure the bottom of sink is above the waterline at heel. 2) make sure you have working surfaces between the sink and the stove so that you can put pots, utensils, food prepared to be cooked etc. within reach.

[devmich]

I suggest a interlock system for the stove, like many have. The gimbal does not need to swing when not in use and at some point you don't want to cook. Especially not at an heel angle of >30 degrees ;-)

[murdockphantom]

I second a comment that was made down below about adding the sink to the island. His reasons of not bumping your head are good, I'd add that having the sink closer to the centerline of the boat reduces water sloshing significantly. I know this from experience, my first boat was a 30ft hunter, sink in the side, current boat a 47ft Stevens sink in the center island, a world of difference.

[SimonMorice]

Two things come to mind that have doubtless already gone through yours and into the plan. Sinks at sea need a plastic bowl to stop things crashing about and breaking. They also reduce water usage. So the choice of a sink for me would be defined by readily available bowls. Second is to be able to lock the stove gimble. On my boat, there is a rod mounted on the bottom of the stove that can be slid into a socket in the panel next to the stove. This prevents the whole lot swinging around when the boat is doing press-ups and you can't cook anyway. It also prevents tilting when the thing goes out of balance by opening the oven door - alongside or at anchor. You just seem to remember at sea...

[michaeltillman]

You can build your own head heater with a little scrap sheet metal, an automotive heater core and a cabin air filter from the same parts store. Add the fan of choice and your in business. 😎

[samworthy]

Considering there is no dishwasher I would recommend checking the size of the sink against the size of the pots and pans that need to be cleaned. If they don’t fit it can be a pain.

[minimammut]

it would be cool to have the sink in the kitchen island!

[bertstreetsr]

I wish I had access to that shop for about 2 weeks lol good job your a very handy guy

[grumpysailor]

To be honest, I would put the stove where your planning for the sink and the sink where your putting the stove now. The reason is very simple. You will spend 10x more time in front of the sink than you will in front of the stove. It would be nice to look outside when your making dinner, cleaning dishes, using the sink for everything else (shaving, washing your hands/face, equipment, fabrics etc.). Putting the stove there is simply a waste of space and ruins the 'feng shui' of the living space. The second reason you already mentioned. You have head clearance issues where your planning on putting the sink. With the stove there, you won't have to reach back there and that solves that problem naturally.