Lazarette use

[Becca]

I have one port side in the cockpit of my E27. I have emptied out the PO debris, going to wash off grime and potentially use this hatched storage area.
Problem is...my arms are fairly short! the lazarette goes all the way, way down to where I removed the (decrepit) Atomic 4....how do you keep items from sliding down the hull and stacking up into a likely leak saturated mess? Am I missing some sort of interior locker partition?
Is there a standard scheme for afixing perhaps fenders without putting holes in the fiberglass so I can retrieve them?
Much as I like spelunking...doesn't seem practical to have a jumble of lines and such just out of reach...
Ideas?

 

[Loren Beach]

Is there a shelf glassed to the hull? Our boat has one and I have added some line hangers along the front lip. Other boats I have crewed on have added some line hangers along the inside of the hatch opening. This allows you to capture a loop of line from a fender for instance.
Loren

 

[Becca]

Missing Shelf

Oh ho! So I guess I am missing a shelf...glassed to the hull you say?
Thanks for the tip on the hooks..

 

[Glyn Judson]

Port lazarette stowage.

Becca, If you're ambitious enough, you might want to consider glassing-in a vertical bulkhead in the port lazarette that extends from the underside of the cockpit sole to the bottom of the hull that is vertically flush with the lazarette side. We have one in our boat, factory installed that runs from the athwart bulkhead at the back of the galley sink all the way back to within 18" to 2 feet or so short of the transom. I want to say that it's 1/2" ply. There is a hopelessly too small "hatch" cut into that bulkhead which allows human access to the port side of the inboard side of the engine only long as you're no older than a 2 year old. If your bilges are too deep there, keep on cutting and glassing and build a bottom that spans from that new bulkhead, out to the port side of the hull. The attached image shows the forward end of that bulkhead and if you look carefully, you can also see that useless "hatch" I mentioned. Go for it, Glyn Judson, E31 hull #55, Marina del Rey CA

 

[Loren Beach]

Wow Glyn, you have 'bout everything in there except a Flux Capacitor!


And no, I have nothing useful to add......


Cheers,
Loren

 

[davisr]

I have one port side in the cockpit of my E27. I have emptied out the PO debris, going to wash off grime and potentially use this hatched storage area.
Problem is...my arms are fairly short! the lazarette goes all the way, way down to where I removed the (decrepit) Atomic 4....how do you keep items from sliding down the hull and stacking up into a likely leak saturated mess? Am I missing some sort of interior locker partition?
Is there a standard scheme for afixing perhaps fenders without putting holes in the fiberglass so I can retrieve them?
Much as I like spelunking...doesn't seem practical to have a jumble of lines and such just out of reach...
Ideas?

I had somewhat similar problems with my E25. In some of the postings below I describe how I installed several shelves. This was a big project, because it involved the reworking of my electrical and plumbing systems, and it involved the installation of two new hatches. This aside, the shelves were a challenge because of the curvature of the hull. Now that it's all over, I'm glad I did all this work. The lazarette was almost completely unusable. Now I use this valuable space for all sorts of things.

Roscoe

http://www.ericson25.com/2013/06/lazarette-modifications-part-i-analysis.html

http://www.ericson25.com/2013/06/lazarette-modifications-part-ii-new.html

http://www.ericson25.com/2013/07/lazarette-modifications-part-iii.html

http://www.ericson25.com/2013/07/lazarette-modifications-part-4-tabbing.html

http://www.ericson25.com/2013/07/lazarette-modifications-part-5-dry.html

http://www.ericson25.com/2013/07/lazarette-modifications-part-6-gluing.html

http://www.ericson25.com/2014/10/lazarette-modifications-part-7-pre.html

http://www.ericson25.com/2014/10/lazarette-modifications-part-8-gluing.html

http://www.ericson25.com/2014/10/lazarette-modifications-part-9-door.html

http://www.ericson25.com/2014/11/lazarette-modifications-part-10-initial.html

http://www.ericson25.com/2014/11/lazarette-modifications-part-11.html

http://www.ericson25.com/2014/11/lazarette-modifications-part-12-battery.html

http://www.ericson25.com/2014/11/lazarette-modifications-part-13-gluing.html

http://www.ericson25.com/2014/11/lazarette-modifications-part-14-gluing.html

http://www.ericson25.com/2015/07/lazarette-modifications-part-16-final.html

http://www.ericson25.com/2015/07/lazarette-modifications-part-16-final_7.html

 

[toddster]

What a very neat looking lazarette! I have shelving (and lighting) in there on my long-term to-do list. For the time being though, I've had to drag everything out of there and climb in and out (and in and out) far too many times. Engine wiring problems, blower problems, plumbing problems, exhaust system problems, through-hull problems... Some days, it might as well be my bunk.

The other reason I've resisted installing much stuff in there (beyond the water heater) is the dreadful port list of the boat. Need less stuff on port, more stuff on starboard!

Oh, for the OP, mine has a loose piece of plywood that makes a removable floor. One side is straight, and rests on a cleat in the fore/aft bulkhead. The other side is curved to wedge against the hull. It can be lifted up to put hoses, extra rode, etc. underneath. Small objects that get dropped do disappear down into the abyss, but they can usually be retrieved through the battery compartment hatch. (May be slightly different on the 27)

BTW, I also made the lazarette hatch dimensions part of the the specification for my folding bicycle. "Must fit through."