Big question. Why spend $10,000. 00 on the aft cabin when my budget was $3,000.00? The original plan was simple. Update the look-from dated 1981 design and style- to clean and contemporary and- in the process- solve several really annoying problems. Problem number one. My bunk was crammed in the port side, so only the bottom of the bed was reachable. Climbing out of bed to pee at 2:00 am- OMG- a gymnasts delight. At age 73- beyond annoying. And changing sheets. A pain in tukus. And I like clean sheets. Second problem. Clothing storage. Six tiny, tiny hard to open and close drawers-in the dresser at the door of my bed, and one shirt cabinet. Note: both cabinets reeked of diesel fuel- and when I’d wear clothing from a drawer I smelled like a grease monkey. These two totally inadequate cabinets were the sum total of my clothing storage in the aft cabin. No, not satisfactory. At all.
Pascal’s original tasks were to remove the dresser and cabinet, build a simple frame so the mattress could move from starboard to port-adding almost 3’ of storage to the end of the bed- and create space for two full extension roll out drawers under the new bed location. I’d planned to prime and paint the discolored original vinyl ceiling, and battered walls, and install new interlocking carpet squares over the painted plywood floor. Last year I had installed interlocking carpet tiles in dark gray from Flooring Inc (https://www.flooringinc.com). Replacement tiles were inexpensive, easy to install and would be needed to cover the new cabin configuration. My skill set was such I knew I could paint, install carpet tiles, and order and install full extension drawers. The last item I’d never done, but I can read, so the task felt within my grasp.
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