A fact worth repeating, some choice Beefheart tidbits, and in the "you can say that again" department...
Here's a thought for designers of sailboats... you can't cook a real meal for real people with a 1-quart saucepan.
If there's one thing that drives me nuts with sailboat design it's that, apparently, 97% of designers don't have a clue how big stuff is.
For instance, you just bought a new pressure cooker or a set of nesting pots/pans as a Christmas gift for your boat, get home to the boat, and there is not a single stowage place in the galley area where the pressure cooker or pots will fit...
Most of the galleys I've been up close and personal with have Munchkin galley stowage that would be right at home with one of those toy Susie Homemaker kitchen kits with its little thimble sized pots and pans.
It can drive you nuts.
I have a friend who stores his pressure cooker in one of his cockpit lockers which is somewhat problematic as every time he wants to make chili he has to pull out fenders, dive gear, fishing gear, and copious amounts of old rope that is TGTTANGETU (too good to throw away not good enough to use). So, it's hardly surprising that he does not make chili on a regular basis.
I keep promising myself that one of these days I'll remove a silly 6'6" fiddled shelf that is a feature of the CAL 34. It runs along the hullside on the port side and at it's widest (it varies) it is all of 3 1/2" deep now what in the hell are you going to put on a shelf nothing will fit on? I mean, seriously, what was Bill Lapworth thinking about (or drinking) when he drew that sucker? All I know is nothing fits on it except pencils, keys, and change and do you really need a 6 1/2-foot long shelf to store them?
Listening to the Tedeschi Trucks Band
So it goes...
