Cabin and Galley
Barbeque

Magma Products - A10-207 14", purchased 05/2009. Rebuilt in 2022 with new burner.

Bridge Deck

The cabin side of the bridge deck is finished using a plastic laminate (like Formica) from Wilsonart Laminate. The color is "Fleece" and is color number D436-60. The color is very close to the gelcoat color in the cabin (as close as I could get it).

Cabin Finish

All varnish in the cabin is Epiphanes Woodfinish Gloss.

I have started painting the flat surfaces white. I first put a coat of varnish on the flat surfaces, just in case I want to remove the paint in the future. I then apply two primer coats of Interlux Pre-Kote 4279 White. I then topcoat with Interlux Premium Yacht Enamel Y-220 Semi-Gloss White.

Cabin Sole

Finished with Ultimate Sole finish (05/2008). High coefficient of friction. Sanded down the sole, coated with two coats of Minwax wood sealer, and then four coats of Ultimate Sole. (no longer in business!).

For new floorboards (2012), I used two coats of Minwax wood sealer and four coats of Circa 1850 Bowling Alley Finish Polyurethane Clear Gloss. This varnish seems to have a good grip on shoes when wet (tested ahead of time).

The teak and holly floor boards are screwed to a plywood subfloor. The screws are #10x1" flat head self-tapping. The subfloor attaches to the frames with the same screw size, but these screws are under the teak and holly sole.

I replaced a broken floor frame (just forward of the galley sink) with a new mahogany one using #10x2½" Phillips flat head self-tapping screws. To do this, I removed the bungs for the screws nearest the broken frame and secured the teak and holly directly to the new frame, and then replaced the bungs. The new frame is mahogany and approximately 24"x2"x1.75". (2021)

Cabinets

Main cabin cabinet doors are made from mahogany. The hinges are from ABI and are stamped with the number 7612-2. These corrode and stop working.

Replace Perko 271 DP CHR hinges as needed with Sea-Dog semi-concealed stainless hinge 201914-1. The Perko ones have all failed (hinge pins fall out). The Sea-Dog ones use five #6 oval head screws per hinge. All the holes line up with the Perko footprint except one on the door. The hinges come in packs of two.

Curtains

Came with Willow. The curtains are lined. They slide in an aluminum track (Sailrite 100877, 12' long each side) using Sew-on Tab Tape (Sailrite 100878). There are track stops (Sailrite 100879) at each end. The track is fastened to the cabin liner with #8x1/2" self-tapping screws.

Port-Side, Aft to Forward   Starboard-Side, Aft to Forward
Porthole Quantity Curtain Tie-Back   Porthole Quantity Curtain Tie-Back
1P 2 14"x31" 15"x2"   1S 2 14"x31" 15"x2"
2P 2 14"x31" 15"x2"   2S 2 14"x31" 15"x2"
3P 2 12"x20" 9.5"x2"   3S 2 12"x20" 9.5"x2"
4P 2 11"x36"     4S* 1 11"x42" 16¾"x2"
5P 2 11"x20"     5S 2    
*Next time, this can be half the length
Cushions

Interior

Material is Sunbrella Comfort Sling Pearl Natural Rib (54") (#7762). Bought in 2005 17 yards. For the bottom of the cushions, used Cushion Underlining Gray (54", 9 yards) (#774100). Material bought from Sailrite.

Made new V-berth cushions in 2023 to replace the original 43-year-old cushions. I made them with the leftover fabric from 2005. I changed the foam from 5" thick to 4" thick CushionRite Premium Foam (Medium) from Sailrite.

Exterior

Replaced in 2023.

Doors

Hinges—Three brass hinges per door. Each hinge uses six screws. The screws are brass flat head #6 x ¾" Phillips drive. A previous owner seems to have changed all the hinges and door knob hardware.

Head door—17½" wide x 64½" high x ⅞" thick. Door handle setback 1½". Door latch in door ¾" diameter. The hinges seem to be from GRA-Rivadossi, an Italian company. The round door handle is 45mm in diameter.

Fans

There are five black Hella Turbo Fans (model 87176 or 8EV 003 361-002) — galley, port settee, starboard settee, port V-berth, and starboard V-berth. Two-speed operation. Low speed uses 140 mA and moves 150 CFM of air. High speed uses 220 mA and moves 200 CFM of air.

There are two black Hella Jet Fans (model 87178 or 8EV 006 239-002) — nav station and port V-berth. Single speed operation. The fan uses 270 mA and moves 85 CFM of air.

Floorboards

ABI Turning Lock Lift Handle 2020BR (Item# 330310).

Galley

Cups — "Yachting Tableware", red bottom, anchor pattern, rough surface

Plates — "Yachting Tableware", Compass rose pattern, red letters & numbers, blue points. We have ten 8" plates and six 10" plates

Bowls — "The Galleyware Co.", #1400 blue

8" and 10" cast iron skillets

Presto pressure cooker

1-qt. Cuisinart saucepan, model 719-14 (stainless steel).
2-qt. Cuisinart saucepan, model 719-18 (stainless steel).
3.5-qt. Blue enamelware straight pot (GSI Outdoors model 18203)
6-cup GSI coffee percolator
9-cup GSI coffee percolator

To make coffee with the percolators on Willow:

6-Cup Percolator 9-Cup Percolator
4 Servings 6 Servings 7 Servings 9 Servings
Water (cups) 3 4 4 6
Coffee (tbsp) 6 8 6 8
Time (minutes)* 4 4 4 4

*Time is measured from when it first starts percolating. At that point, turn down flame to the lowest setting so as not to burn coffee.

Galley Sink

Inner dimensions: 14"L x 10"W x 6"Deep

Outer dimensions: 17"L x 13"W x 6"Deep

If wanted, I can add 1" to length, 4" to width, and 8" to depth. If going deeper by more than a couple of inches, it will put the sink bottom below the water line.

Handrails

The handrails in the cabin are screwed to the overhead, but not through to the outside handrails. The screws are 1/4"x2.5" flat head.

The screws for the outside handrails are hidden under the inside handrail pedestals. Those screws are #12x2" flat head.

As an experiment, I changed the port handrail to use Tee nuts and all-thread to mount the inside handrail. The T-nuts are epoxied on the cabin top under the outside handrail. Each T-nut uses a custom cut ¼"-20 all-thread that extends through the inner handrail. I secured the inner handrail with an oversized washer (ID 0.266", OD 0.500", McMaster-Carr 91525A117)  and acorn nut, thus making the inner handrail easily removed for varnishing and access to the outside handrail screws.

Hatches

Main Cabin Hatch

Inside Dimensions 23 1/4" long (fore-aft) and 21 1/2" wide. Frame around hatch is 2 1/8" wide. Depth from ceiling to Plexiglas is 3 1/2"
Plexiglas is white with dimensions of 27 7/8 x 29 1/4 x ½"
Hatch holder: Model 0115-1, supports 100 lbs., 11 3/4" long, 7/8" OD spring, 0.100" wire, pretension > 15 lbs. Moonlight Marine Corp.

I removed and rebedded the main cabin hatch (2022) due to a serious water leak during a gale. I used butyl tape for sealing it. I made new trim pieces for in the cabin and secured them with #10 self-tapping oval head screws, oversized washers, and countersunk washers. This will allow easy removal to fix water leaks or to redo the varnish.

V-Berth Hatch

Inside Dimensions 23 3/4" long (fore-aft) and 21 3/4" wide. No frame around hatch.
Plexiglas is white with dimensions of 27 5/8 x 29 1/8 x ½"
Hatch holder: Model 0115-1, supports 100 lbs., 11 3/4" long, Moonlight Marine Corp.

Hatch Latches

Moonlight Marine model 0100-2. The screw for the pivot point is a 5/16-18 x 1" pan head machine screw. The head on the standard screw has been reduced in size. I have replaced these with knurled-head screws so that I can remove them to open the hatch fully.

Hatch Plexiglas Replacement

Weatherstripping

The weatherstripping is an extruded rubber (not foam). I have not been able to find a source for weatherstripping. However, I did find a place that will make a die and extrude it — Jerry Belsha at A Glass Act, Long Beach, CA 888-432-4312, fax 562-495-9503. To do the two cabin hatches and the lazarette would be around 25'. hatch-weatherstripping.GIF (17205 bytes)

 

Head

Mirror 12" x 12" x ¼", glass

Shower curtain track (Recmar 4121) — from Recmar Products, Houston, TX (713) 944-4885

To repair the Formica surfaces, I used Formica hole filler #3153 from Colorfast Ind. (www.colorfastind.com). I purchased it from Caulking Shop (www.caulkingshop.com).

I rebuilt the sink cabinet (2021) to install a holding tank behind the lower four drawers. The drawers are now false fronts, secured with 32-134 clips from SWISCO.com.

Ladder - Swim

Tops-In-Quality, new May 2001. It uses 1" crutch tips for the boat standoffs.

Lamps - Reading

Original lamps made by Bass. The rotary switch can be replaced with either a Gardner Bender GSW-63B or a Carling Technologies R135-A-BL. The metal base is aluminum probably coated with polished nickel. The swivel is a 1/8IPS male threaded X 1/8IPS female threaded knurled crimp swivel.

Oil Lamp

Weems and Plath  Mini Trawler Lamp, chimney number 20211, 1-5/8" diameter. Wick is 48mm (1.89") wide.

Oven and Range

Hillerange, model 3131 s/n 29509

Gas Systems Inc. (Out of business 10/98)
5361 Production Drive
Huntington Beach, CA 92649-1522
Phone: (714)891-2411

Now handled by Seaward Products, Inc.

Changed over from CNG to propane 2001.

The burners in the stove will not allow any finer control of the flame size. The problem is with the "old-style" valves. Newer valves won't work because they use thermocouple feedback, etc. Oh well.

The gas control valves are probably made by Robertshaw.

Added stove safety bar (2001).

Portholes

Opening porthole in head and V-berth — interior inside size of 5 1/8" x 11¼", exterior inside size of 5½" x 11½". Corner radius is 1.5" The gasket is rectangular in cross section and is a solid extrusion of 5/16" square. Glass thickness is 0.228" and is bedded in 0.050" of caulk on both sides. Here are the dimensions of the Plexiglas:

Name Width Height Thickness Frame Manufacturer
Cabin aft (x4) 25.5" 9.5" 3/8" Rostand - 16A
Cabin forward (x4) 12.1" 6" 3/8"  
Opening ports (x2)       Rostand - 16

 

Large Ports Small Ports Opening Ports

I replaced all Plexiglas in portholes in 2002 and rebedded with Dow Corning 795. In addition, all the gaps between the liner and the cabin top were backfilled with an epoxy mixture to prevent water leaks from getting into any lockers.

 

Propane

Installed two 20-lb. steel tanks into the new propane locker (2/2001) in the aft part of the port cockpit seat.

LPG Regulator — wall-mount Trident Marine 1211-1401 with 20" pigtail and 3/8" FPT outlet. (made by Marshall Brass Co., Marshall, MI, Model 230)

LPG Straight-Thru Hose fitting — Trident Marine 1438-8439

LPG Straight-Thru wire fitting — Trident Marine 1438-8876

LPG low pressure hose — 30 ft. long with flare fittings on both ends.

LPG Pigtail hose — Trident Marine 1014-1401-20, 20" long

Propane Gas Control System, P/N 8071 Blue Sea Systems. 1/4" NPT female ports. 8/02 Talked with Scott McEniry (smceniry@bluesea.com) and he acknowledged problems with the valve and that they're looking for a new supplier. To order the solenoid only, it's P/N 8075. System includes panel and solenoid. The solenoid — Advanced Fuel Components, Inc., Marshall, MI 12VDC 1.0A 312 psi, Model 121 (they do not return calls!)

As far as I can find, there are only two propane tank manufacturers in the US. One of them is Worthington Cylinders (Ohio). The other one is Manchester Tank (Tennessee). Seaward, Trident, etc. buy their tanks from these folks. For a composite cylinder, there is Viking Cylinders. If these companies don't have the size you need, then you're not going to be able to get it.

Propane facts:

1 gallon of liquid propane = 4.25 lbs.

1 pound of propane produces 21,591 BTUs

1 gallon of propane produces 91,600 BTUs

1 kilowatt = 3,413 BTUs/Hr.

A 20 lb. tank has the potential for 126 kilowatts

Refrigeration

Sea Frost

Sea Frost BD 12 unit installed 5/2010.

2021—The system stopped cooling. Most likely a frozen valve. According to Clive from Sea Frost:

Carel ETT Setting

Seawater
Temperature
ST1 P1
80°F 16 3
70°F 18 3
54°F 24 3

Icebox

Volume: 3.4 cu. ft.
Drains: two 5/8" ID
Hose to sump pump: 1/2" ID

Icebox lids about 11"x16"

Insulation

5" starboard, 3" aft, 5" fwd, 9" bottom upper, 4 1/2" bottom lower, 4" port (engine), 2" top frame, 3" lid

Modified (1999) - Filled airgaps on fore, aft, and port sides with spray foam. Filled space below icebox with spray foam. Added 1 more inch to icebox lids. Added 2" of insulation under top frame.

Assuming an average of 4" of insulation, the theoretical heat load is 1,650 BTUs/day. If it was 3", then the heat load would be 2,000 BTUs/day.

Rugs

Cabin sole rugs: rubber-backed, 17.4" x 30" outside head; galley and table area 20" x 30".

Stowage

Under former liferaft shelf in quarter-berth — Drill oil/fuel pump, spare propane regulator, shore power cord adapters.

V-Berth

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We have a Tufted Topper mattress pad over the V-berth cushions (bought 2006). According to the label:

DAMASK Fabric using NANO-PEL(tm) stain resistant technology.
DO NOT machine wash, dry clean, or let water stand on pad.
Spot clean with mild detergent only.

The company is no longer in business.