Hi Crystal,

Here's a summary of a similar project:
http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/2019-November/083844.html

The photos on my original post were lost since they were on nabble (before I learned that I should post via email instead), but you can see photos of the planks both installed and stowed on the second page of the attached document.

Since I put that together, I added some additional small risers under the planks when stowing them so they stay above any water on the cockpit sole.

If it's buggy out, I'll drape a big mosquito net over the bimini and that makes for a large comfortable bug free zone for sleeping.

Jesse Shumaker
S/V Zephyr


ZephyCockpitUnderSeatStorage.pdf

On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 10:53 AM Stephen Staum <snstaum at gmail.com> wrote:

> See below a photo of my very simple cockpit bed.  I cut 3 sheets of 1/4"
> plywood to lock between the seats and fill the footwell.  The port cockpit
> cushion stays in place, the starboard cushion slides over next to it and
> the stern cushion goes alongside the starboard cushion to finish the bed.
> When not in use, the boards live in the v berth under the cushions so they
> are out of the way until you need them.  It takes seconds to set up or take
> down.  The forward board has a cut out to fit around the centerboard cleat.
>
>
> *Thanks and Stay Well,*
>
> *Stephen Staum*
> *s/v Pinafore*
>
> *Needham, MA*
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