I'm "only" 5'8 but the Vberth always felt too small and confining, with or without a sleeping partner; my Catalina 22 had more room. A few years ago a friend helped me make a double bed out of the berths that is easily broken down and stored, I documented it and took photos, maybe you can get some ideas from the arrangement:
http://users.nac.net/lorrainet/home/boatbed.htm I've since upgraded from the air mattress to a 5inch foam that folds into thirds and stored in the vberth when not in use. I'm in a slip so it's not a big deal to offload the mattress if I need extra space. FWIW, I'm not a fan of cutting into the bulkheads either, although I sure considered it. Lori T #4244 "Summer Place" Barnegat Bay, NJ --- In [email protected], "alaskasailorman" <waderrog...@...> wrote: > > Hey everyone, > I'm new to the group but not new to sailing. I've done some offshore, > coastal and inter coastal sailing in my day. I am, however, new to a > Catalina 27 standard rig. > I've had her out a few times and love the way she handles. Kind of tender > but responsive... > I'm a tall guy, 6'4", and am trying to increase sleeping space. Was thinking > about removing the forward bulkhead wooden wall that's next to the vee berth > on the starboard side. I understand it might have a structural function such > as stiffening the boat when under sail. I want to build an extension on the > starboard side of the vee berth that runs into the head area that will allow > me to put a cushion on it and thereby make the vee berth much longer. Hope > I'm being clear here. It would be a wooden 'shelf' that could be removed and > stowed or put into place over the top of the head and then with a cushion on > top of it, make the vee berth that much longer and wider. > Have any of you done this and if so, can you share pictures or just some sage > advise? > Thanks so much > Alaska Sailorman... >
