Berth Conversion

[Rippy45]

Wowser, so I know the 36 does not have as much space but it would be a nice conversion, this is a great job from obviously a finish carpenter !

 

[Honch]

The conversion is beautiful with an abundance of storage.
Nicely done!

 

[CharlieO.]

Nice! Wish I had the space available to do that.

 

[alormaria]

This was always on our list of things to do but as time goes by we found the original setup was perfect.

 

[RedRascal]

Conversion on a 1971 GB42. To get the room for the bed they must have moved the lazarette bulkhead aft between the water tanks. Looks like they ditched the tub for more of a stall shower.

 

[Cigatoo]

This was always on our list of things to do but as time goes by we found the original setup was perfect.

Same here. Was going to change ours. Was in the top 5. We are now well into the top 100.

Single to port is my cubby hole.
Wife gets the double on the starboard side. We both sleep best on the boat. Go figure?

 

[Obx]

Here's the pic of our GB 89 42 classic. We haven't finished the bright work.
Pic 1: Dresser removed saved face of it and drawers and drawer runners, new slats installed across aft bhd
Pic 2 Dresser face installed with drawers on port side, fwd side of dresser against closet
Pic 3 New flooring
Pic 4 New queen size bed against bathroom bhd and head against stbd muffler box
pic 5 drawers from old port and stbd beds installed at foot of bed

 

[SteveK]

Obx, very nice job. I like it.
So, can you measure from bath bulkhead to aft wall along the window bottom for me so I can compare to my 36. From the picture it looks no different, thought the 42 would have added a foot the aft stateroom.

 

[Rippy45]

yes, would be good to know for a 36 configuration !

Thanks
RaY Rodolf

 

[Hyperion]

Custom aft cabin on our 73 36. Queen bed on stb. Counter, cabinet, and drawers on port side.

 

[garymculver]

We just did ours about 3 months ago. the mufflers run under the beds, we took the dresser (under the rear escape hatch) out and saved the sliding drawers and the face of the dresser, relocated it to the port side using the end of the closet as one side, and reinstalled the dresser face the sliding drawers. we built a bed frame to fit a queen size from finished plywood turned across (port to stbd) putting the head against the stbd muffler box with part of one side butting against the bathroom wall (maybe 14"). At the foot end of the bed we were able to install all the drawers (except the map drawer). We can walk around both sides of the bed. we installed house flooring and put a transitional piece where the bathroom door is (did not floor the bathroom). We used 1/8" finished to cover the remaining top and sides of the muffler boxes. stained all of it. I had strips of cherry cut the same width as the existing side (bow to stern) boards and installed across the aft bhd (where the dresser originally was). stained everything and are putting coats of polyurethane, haven't finished that yet. we bought a "bed in a box" mattress, love it. This way open the box in the stateroom and you don't have to drag a big mattress thru the boat. Let me know if I can answer any questions.

Got pix? I'm in the planning stage.

 

[EVERFOR]

It’s called a Classic for a reason. Inside and out they are one of the prettiest boats out there. Don’t mess it up.