mvweebles
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- Vessel Name
- Weebles
- Vessel Make
- 1970 Willard 36 Trawler
I think you have to look at your natural habits and cadence to life. We are both good cooks, and somewhat foodies. You'd think this would mean grand meals but it means just the opposite - we can toss together quick meals from bits and bobs scattered around the galley. A galley-down would be okay, but having a galley within the general traffic pattern is better for us.
The Willard 36 Sedan has what might be the largest cockpit aft-deck or any boat under 50-feet on the planet. When we were in San Francisco, we often had 15+ people aboard for 4th of July fireworks, etc. Galley-up served as bar and banquet space for noshies.
With a 7-kt cruising speed, we frequently cook underway. Especially on long runs in good weather, we find cooking breaks-up the monotony of the day. Having it close to the helm is great.
As mentioned in a previous post, I lived aboard a Uniflite 42 with galley down. It was fine, some wasted space in the inevitable corners of the U-shaped galley, but workable. My biggest negative observation is the banguette table that is located opposite. It's wasted space for us. Sure, it's good counter space, but we just didn't use it as a dining table. I used it as a sewing table from time to time, but that's it. Lot of space for a counter. Unlike salon tables, galley-down tables are not a great hang-out space. Great for meals, but not for cross-purpose entertaining, at least for our style.
To reiterate, question isn't who prefers galley-up/down/other, but why they prefer it. Then see if your personal habits match.
Peter
The Willard 36 Sedan has what might be the largest cockpit aft-deck or any boat under 50-feet on the planet. When we were in San Francisco, we often had 15+ people aboard for 4th of July fireworks, etc. Galley-up served as bar and banquet space for noshies.
With a 7-kt cruising speed, we frequently cook underway. Especially on long runs in good weather, we find cooking breaks-up the monotony of the day. Having it close to the helm is great.
As mentioned in a previous post, I lived aboard a Uniflite 42 with galley down. It was fine, some wasted space in the inevitable corners of the U-shaped galley, but workable. My biggest negative observation is the banguette table that is located opposite. It's wasted space for us. Sure, it's good counter space, but we just didn't use it as a dining table. I used it as a sewing table from time to time, but that's it. Lot of space for a counter. Unlike salon tables, galley-down tables are not a great hang-out space. Great for meals, but not for cross-purpose entertaining, at least for our style.
To reiterate, question isn't who prefers galley-up/down/other, but why they prefer it. Then see if your personal habits match.
Peter
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