(pictures will be added when I have time to sit down for more than a minute)
Ever since we pulled the old propane locker, opening up the entire lazarette for storage, we had the unexpected problem that everything we dropped into the back locker jammed up against the steering quadrant, preventing the rudder from turning, which is not a safe feature on a sailboat.
When Pete arrived, I put him on that project first, since he is far more comfortable with wood that I am. He made us a bombproof box to block off the area where the quadrant moves from the rest of the stern. It succeeds admirably in the three design criteria: 1) protect the quadrant 2) strong enough to be climbed on 3) minimize amount of space taken away from the storage.
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