We have been doing alot of ‘behind the scene’ work on SVCerridwen, or should I say in. We have been continuously working on one thing or another. It all will be done at some point, just in time to sand and varnish something else.
As you well know the Cap’n has completely redone the fridge. The teak shelves that were in it were awesome for the moisture, but they were so dark. So the Cap’n got the idea of plexiglass, and that is all it took. Now the fridge is so much lighter, you can see thru the shelves as well, so there is less hunting. Less time in the fridge is exactly what it needs. Now we are going to get a ‘beverage’ cooler of some type. We are trying to get away from having to open the fridge 40 times a day. Plugged in preferably, with 12 volt charger. but we will see. The Cap’n will find the perfect one for our needs. He always does.
Our storage on SVCerridwen is pretty slim, so the Cap’n and I have been chatting about where there is wasted space for a long time, we have came up with a plan, shelves, everywhere. Now that we have a general idea of where things are going to be, and improve that with a shelf or two. We have always wanted to put the ‘can cupboard’ behind the Navigation Station cushions. We were thinking of one shelf, then we ended up with enough room for 2. With the tall shelf on top to hold the weight, and protect the latch from popping. Plus good weight on the Starboard side. Another improvement in the Navigation Station area, is a shelf in the bar cupboard, it fits all the way back, and can fit 3~30 packs of cans, and have room for a six pack plus, and that is just the shelf we put in. That is how much space is\was wasted.
There are so many little projects going on, I am trying not to forget to log the little stuff too. The head had wasted space under the sink area, and under the towel cubby, Under the sink we put a bottom shelf, and put a shelf behind the shelf that was there. In the pic you can see the unpainted shelves, which they are all painted now. I just don't get how SVCerridwen has made it 39 years with that much wasted space. She had live aboards for like 13 years, where did they put their stuff? I know that with all this room, I have to get more stuff, because I gave all my stuff away because we didn't have room. And now we do.
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That extra bar/tube that Cap’n Carey ordered with the frame for the BBQ, works excellent!!! She is super sturdy. We are definitely not going to lose the BBQ if we get hit by a huge wave. Hopefully we will never be hit by a wave on the aft. Especially if I am at the helm.
I never knew what a 'Rip Tide' was, I remember people saying to watch out for them, but I never knew what exactly I was supposed to be looking for. Since we have started sailing, we have encountered several Rip Tides. They are quite intimidating. We first saw some up in the Pugent Sound. When two currents are opposing each other, they create a whirlpool effect, which swirls around, sucking everything to the center, around and around, and eventually swallowing it. The ones we encountered up there were strong enough to pull our 27 foot boat in, we had to fire up the engine to get straight out of there. The biggest Rip was at Lime Kiln Point, where the water has made a huge hole. It attracts the Orcas to the area, they have a huge viewing area for everyone, that is how much they visit this Rip. The shallow water is 35ft, and jumps to 144ft within 25~50ft. The water looks like it is just swirling, but there is alot going on under the surface. The salmon love the stuff it sucks in too, they try to stay in the 40~90ft range. 
