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Home. Association Forum Ships Store Cruising Racing Technical Tips Photo Gallery - New Boat Search - Updated Manuals & Brochures Swap Meet Links Officer Flag Line & Staff Bylaws & Constitution   Members Area Join the Association   Notice: The advice given on this site is based upon individual or quoted experience, yours may differ. The Officers, Staff and members of this site only provide information based upon the concept that anyone utilizing this information does so at their own risk and holds harmless all contributors to this site.	Compass Rose - Interior Modifications Starting from the left we see a teak cupboard on the shelf behind the settee, an open shelf behind the settee, a GPS mount, and another cupboard. I built 4 cupboards like this, two on each side, leaving about 1/3 of the shelf open and 2/3 taken by cupboards. The cupboard doors fold down and are supported by chains. They look nice and have greatly increased the interior storage. Just to the right of the GPS you will notice... nothing! Astute C-25 people may recall that this is the attachment point for the rear lower stay, normally a big ugly clunk of 1/4" aluminum angle. If you look really close you might notice that the 1/4" x 2" alum angle has been replaced by a 3"x10"x0.5" alum flat. The flat plate is much less obtrusive than the angle and is just as strong. Proceeding around to the bulkhead we see the clock/barometer pair, a chart light, and a shortened table supported on hinges. The original table is too big and the support mechanism is to cumbersome to use while underway. It was also difficult to set up by one person. The hinged table shown is simply the original table cut about 12" shorter. It can be lower without problems, even while the boat is pounding through a steep chop upwind. The table is still big enough to seat 4 people and, since it cannot fall out of the brackets, it acts as an excellent chart table while underway. Finally, the upper right hand corner of the photo we also see.... nothing! The track used to guide the accordion door to the head is missing, nothing to hit your head on. The next photo tells more.... Here we see the table down and the door to the head is closed. This is a two part door, hinged in the center and on the mast compression post. The door folds in toward the head and folds up neatly behind the compression post. The cupboard doors, frames, and the head door are all made of teak and white laminate to match the original interior. Far right side of the photo is a classy little reading lamp. This tip submitted by Greg Jackson