The Beginning of our Galley (our kitchen).

Here's a preview of the galley.  It's one of CAI's many projects on the boat these days.  I'm helping out with details but he's the master mind behind it.

Here are a few features of the galley.   When you climb down into AtLast from the cockpit, the galley will be on your immediate left, at the bottom of the stairs.  CAI put it here to make it convenient to directly hand hot food to the captain or whoever is on deck.  In rough seas, this is a real advantage as you will not have to walk and manage a plate of food when the boat is being tossed around.

I have to say, I read these words as I type and I am really NOT looking forward to dealing with this kind of weather.  But I'm confident that we will have a boat designed and built to deal with it.

OK, more about the galley....

AtLast will have a refrigerator.  This is a real luxury on a low budget cruising boat, which ours definitely is.   We will have solar panels and a wind generator to help supply power for the fridge.  It's a real power hog.

The stove is a "Force 10" brand and it is gimbaled.  That means it will stay level even when the boat heels to the side. CAI has to allow space for the stove to "swing" when he installs it.

When the stove is not in use, there will be a shelf that can be pulled out over the stove to provide more counter space.

We will have a shelf for a microwave.  This is another  luxury and we will use it when we have access to AC "shore" power.  So we probably won't use it much while we are underway.

DOUBLE CLICK on photo to enlarge it for a closer look.

CAI and Jackie's galley.

A side view of the galley.