On a recent overnight stay aboard Valentine we discovered the need for a table in the cockpit. Few flat surfaces otherwise to keep wine from spilling. Searches on the various forums had drawn a blank when we happened upon what looked like a good solution at Ikea. It even perfectly matched the cockpit decking. A bargain at £20!
Looks good, but...
...it doesn't quite fit on the cockpit floor when folded. Plus it's a bit on the high side, even for me at 6'1". Time for some modification! Measurement of our trusty 20+ year old plastic folding camp table gave the ideal seat to table height of 25 cms or so. The cockpit seat to table top pre-modification was 35 cms. I also noticed that the angle of the foot end of the legs wasn't quite right; each leg had a gap of a mm or so on the inside, so I measured 10 cms up from a nice flat piece of plywood, drew a line across and cut the ends off with a fine-toothed jigsaw blade.
Job done!
Stowage options: on the cockpit floor...
...or on a lazarette cover.
Link to 'Askholmen' table at Ikea
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