It has taken all summer and then some, but we've got the salon in Eclipse set up for how we'd like to travel. Here's what a MacGregor 26S looks like with the stock interior. Note two long benches along the sides.
Last spring we cut out and glassed over the port and starboard settees, giving us a big blank slate with which to work. Blue tape shows dinette seats and table, which was then transferred to the port side.
A few sheets of birch veneer plywood, some hinges, latches, glue and screws later – and we've got a nice layout. We swapped the port longitudinal settee for a dinette where two can sit comfortably across a collapsable table. Three is cozy, and a fourth can perch the little stool. Or dine in the cockpit if the weather is conducive. Across from the head is a nice closet with drawers and shelves.
The starboard settee gave way to an expanded galley with more storage and a peltier powered refrigerator, and topped off with tiles.
It's been a long project, but we're very pleased with the result. It feels comfortable and quite functional.
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| Not Eclipse, but this is what we started with. |
Last spring we cut out and glassed over the port and starboard settees, giving us a big blank slate with which to work. Blue tape shows dinette seats and table, which was then transferred to the port side.
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| Starboard side. This will become the galley. |
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| Port side. This becomes dinette and closet. |
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| Looking aft from v-berth. Closet and dinette. Mirror by the composting toilet. |
The starboard settee gave way to an expanded galley with more storage and a peltier powered refrigerator, and topped off with tiles.
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| New galley, sink, propane stove, tiles and cabinets. |
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