^Tobacco . Cabin shelf. *Toilet paper . Linen locker. ^Miscellaneous groceries . Shelves in ice box. ’’'Matches . Linen locker. 134 THE GALLEY GUIDE to which I was clinging so tenaciously. Mr. Gray’s list of standard equipment tallied so closely with mine that hardly an item of importance except navi¬ gating equipment had to be added. Certainly it is the nearest thing to complete equipment which has yet been offered in a stock boat. I promptly placed my order for Tinker. In defense of civilized cruising as compared with the more popular practice of roughing it, it seems to me that cruising is too constant a joy to be confused with the back to nature urge of camping. Take it from one who has tried both ways, cruising civilized is the more enduring. Life on a subchaser cured me forever of anything but the maximum comfort ob¬ tainable afloat. Perhaps the reason why so many people live on fried and canned food while cruising is because they have neglected the art of cookery, than which nothing is more fascinating. Fresh food baked, roasted or stewed is more healthful and offers a better variety. There is no reason why, weather permitting, people cruising should not live up to the same standards of cleanliness, comfort and variety they demand at home. I do not deny the special limitations imposed on trans-Atlantic passages in small boats or on long coastwise cruises, but deplore the conditions found aboard the average summer cruiser, which has no excuse for being in a perpetual mess below decks, particularly as almost every night sees the hook dropped in protected waters. In the three respects which make possible living and cooking in comfort the Gray boat differs notably from the majority of power cruisers under 35 ft.: in accessibility, stowage space and equipment. Accessibility has always meant to me not only APPENDIX 135 room to get at a thing handily, but air to breathe while working and plenty of light on the subject. Those unfortunates who have squeezed through a narrow hatch to an unventilated space, to find, when they had disposed themselves over the timbers, that the pipe connection which they were after was so located that there was no room to swing a wrench, will appreciate the get-at-ability of Tinker. The space beneath the cockpit floor is equipped with screw- fastened battens over the floors. There is not a foot of the bilges either beneath the cockpit or in the cabin that is not accessible for cleaning and painting. Likewise, every pipe connection aboard is so located that it can be reached without requiring the services of a contortionist, with plenty of room to swing a wrench. The engine box, 9 in. in height, is removable, as are the two hatches, 5x2 ft., on either side, and the large midship hatch in the center of the cockpit abaft the powerplant, which is 4 ft. square. The latter is directly above the inside stuffing box, which makes possible adjustment of the packing while under way, a convenience compared to laying out over a tide. The back of the cockpit seat hinges forward to permit instant access to the rudder port, quadrant and tiller line turnbuckles, or to ship the emergency tiller in the event of the lines parting.

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Tobacco . Cabin shelf. Toilet paper . Linen locker. Miscellaneous groceries . Shelves in ice box. Matches . Linen locker.er. to which I was clinging so tenaciously. Mr. Gray’s list of standard equipment tallied so closely with mine that hardly an item of importance except navi¬ gating equipment had to be added. Certainly it is the nearest thing to complete equipment which has yet been offered in a stock boat. I promptly placed my order for Tinker. In defense of civilized cruising as compared with the more popular practice of roughing it, it seems to me that cruising is too constant a joy to be confused with the back to nature urge of camping. Take it from one who has tried both ways, cruising civilized is the more enduring. Life on a subchaser cured me forever of anything but the maximum comfort ob¬ tainable afloat. Perhaps the reason why so many people live on fried and canned food while cruising is because they have neglected the art of cookery, than which nothing is more fascinating. Fresh food baked, roasted or stewed is more healthful and offers a better variety. There is no reason why, weather permitting, people cruising should not live up to the same standards of cleanliness, comfort and variety they demand at home. I do not deny the special limitations imposed on trans-Atlantic passages in small boats or on long coastwise cruises, but deplore the conditions found aboard the average summer cruiser, which has no excuse for being in a perpetual mess below decks, particularly as almost every night sees the hook dropped in protected waters. In the three respects which make possible living and cooking in comfort the Gray boat differs notably from the majority of power cruisers under 35 ft.: in accessibility, stowage space and equipment. Accessibility has always meant to me not only room to get at a thing handily, but air to breathe while working and plenty of light on the subject. Those unfortunates who have squeezed through a narrow hatch to an unventilated space, to find, when they had disposed themselves over the timbers, that the pipe connection which they were after was so located that there was no room to swing a wrench, will appreciate the get-at-ability of Tinker. The space beneath the cockpit floor is equipped with screw- fastened battens over the floors. There is not a foot of the bilges either beneath the cockpit or in the cabin that is not accessible for cleaning and painting. Likewise, every pipe connection aboard is so located that it can be reached without requiring the services of a contortionist, with plenty of room to swing a wrench. The engine box, 9 in. in height, is removable, as are the two hatches, 5x2 ft., on either side, and the large midship hatch in the center of the cockpit abaft the powerplant, which is 4 ft. square. The latter is directly above the inside stuffing box, which makes possible adjustment of the packing while under way, a convenience compared to laying out over a tide. The back of the cockpit seat hinges forward to permit instant access to the rudder port, quadrant and tiller line turnbuckles, or to ship the emergency tiller in the event of the lines parting.

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