Removed the old plastic shower grate on Tangleberry, and made a new one from teak slats obtained from Island Teak on Vancouver Island. They were reasonable in price and it was a…
More Counter Space
Our boat galley has two sinks but rather limited counter space. I made a cover for one sink from King Starboard material.
Tartarooga Dodger
This hard dodger was made in Sidney BC. Shown with and without canvas. The top picture is during a race, which we won. The dodger extends quite far over the cockpit so…
Stern Line Reel
In the picture you can see part of the cockpit umbrella, and also a reel we use for the 180 meter stern line we carry. Many anchorages in BC and Alaska are…
IKEA to the rescue
The fiddles on top of our cabinets were not high enough. I found a bathroom shelf called BAREN which is made of tempered glass and has nicely rounded corners. It is meant…
Better Lighting with LEDs
Any production boat lacks individuality, and Tangleberry was no exception. We like the clean uncluttered Hanse style, but have done a few things to make the interior more practical and cosier. Lighting:…
Windlass Mount
In 2015 the plywood anchor windlass shelf on Tangleberry rotted out and broke. I decided to repair it permanently, I never liked the wooden shelf. At first it seemed OK but I…
Taylor Anchorshade III
Years ago we bought a Taylor Anchorshade for use on Tangleberry. It is a 6 foot square umbrella. The original was made of ripstop nylon and the support tube was made of…
Cockpit Speakers
When Tangleberry was new we installed a stereo system with the head unit in the main panel, two speakers in the main saloon and two in the cockpit. The radio was an…
Wine Glass Rack
My wife mentioned that we did not have proper wine glasses aboard. Drinking wine from a mug is not very elegant. I looked for plastic wine glasses first, but they were all…