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This is hopefully the last modification to the decks that I will be doing before fairing and painting. The plan is to build a table that uses a removable pedestal for both the cabin and cockpit. To that end, I acquired the beefiest table pedestal system I could find with the hope of using a single pedestal for the table rather than dual pedestals.

The cabin will have an identical base, though I plan to place it below the cabin sole with a round cover that will make it essentially invisible and flush with surrounding sole. I plan on replacing the entire sole in the main cabin anyway.

I started by cutting the skin off the cockpit sole for the radius of the pedestal base. The cockpit sole was strengthened some time ago by adding a 3/8? layer of balsa core (over the original sole) with new skins above. After cutting away the top skin, I routed out the balsa to about ?? beyond the outside opening. Then I cut away another 5? diameter hole through the original cockpit sole for that area of the base that receives the post.

I took advantage of the ?? differential between the old sole and the new to ?level? the base so the table post would be approximately plumb. The sole has about a 10 degree angle for drainage. First, I filled the area where the core was cut beyond the outside of the cutout. Then, I made a plywood circle that would act as a dam around the center hole. Finally, A loose mix of epoxy was poured around the cutout and gravity essentially leveled the area that base will come in contact with.



After that epoxy had cooled, I made another ring that was the same diameter as the outside of the base. This ring was used to fair the rough hole in the deck to a nice round opening.



Here is the pedestal resting in the new opening:






Joe

Nicely done Joe. I like it.

Thanks Britton.

Joe

Wow, nice job. That looks very solid. I also think it's a great idea to have a removable pedestal for both the cabin and the cockpit.

And if things get out of hand during cocktail hour, the table will be all set for the dancing girls...

Looks good. Very solid.

Thanks Jason and Tim.

The inspiration came from some discussion some time ago about the Albin Vega when Peter bought his.

http://www.triton381.com/forum/viewtopi ... ight=albin



I thought it would be nice to have the ability, especially given the muggy Chesapeake evenings, to be able to dine in the cockpit on a full size table. I needed to think about the design of table in the salon anyway before I trash the existing sole.

I spend a lot of time in hotels with nothing to do, so I look at every conceivable design idea that interests me on the internet. I found a couple of other examples of the same type of dual use table.

Here is a photo of one a Halberg Rassey P-28:



These are photos from Saturday at the boat show in Annapolis. The boat is an Alerion Express 38. It has dual pedestals made by Garelick like mine, but smaller.



Underside of the table:



You can just see the bases in the cockpit sole if you squint:



Leaf open:



I like the design of this table.

Joe

Tim wrote:And if things get out of hand during cocktail hour, the table will be all set for the dancing girls...Very solid.

That's it. I'm cruising with Joe from now on!

Hmmm......

Maybe I should put in some more pedestals for bar stools toward the back of the cockpit and convert a locker for cold beer access like the one aboard Figment.

Just a few more small deck modifications.