welcome to the group matt and congrats on catavinos. i vaguely remember the dinette layout and had a thought regarding your question. consider creating the aft settee of the dinette as a fold down seat back. two cuts made, one along the bottom of the back and one along the starboard wall and attaching brass hinges folding away from the berth. add a barrel latch for the upright fixed position when in use. i don't think the dinette structure is load bearing but make sure of this before cutting. good luck. -rob Darlen'B '84 C27
--- In [email protected], "matt.warning" <mwarn...@...> wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm also new to the world of Catalina 27s. I bought "Catavinos",a 1977 > dinette, galley aft model, in early December and, a few weeks ago with my the > help of my dad, brought it down from Friday Harbor (San Juan Island) to its > new moorage in Tacoma. > > I sailed a lot as a kid, but generally only had my hand on the tiller of the > various small boats we had over the years--an el toro that my dad built, a > banshee, and a lightning--and was relegated to "crew" on the Coronado 27 we > shared with another family. I am quickly discovering that I have much to > learn about sailing, piloting and fixing bent stainless steel. I look > forward to availing myself of the collective wisdom of the group (eg, has > anyone come up with a good way to make that starboard aft berth more > accessible?). > > Matt Warning >
