Monday, October 26, 2009

Argo's Saloon

The upper photo shows the saloon, yeah, SALOON, as in old west bars, saloon. The photo is looking from the galley aft to Ron's stateroom. On the right is shown the dining room table, work table, computer table, crosswork puzzle work area, or whatever is needed for a work space. There is a doorway on each side. The left side has a nice comfortable chair sitting almost under the air conditioner. Attached to the ceiling are a number of rods and reels as well as a really wicked looking gaff.
The lower photo is the saloon looking forward from Ron's stateroom entrance. The table and seats is to the left and the comfortable chair would be on the right. In the photo you can see part of the v-berth which is down 3 steps and on the other side of the galley and forward head. On this level you can see the large windows overlooking the marina. To the right is the lower helm and navigation station. The radio which is never turned off sits above here. When cruising we don't use this helm much, preferring to be at the helm on the flybridge--up top. To the left in the photo is seen a nice little bookcase/bar area. There is also a Sirius radio and a TV which I have never seen turned on. The large bottle seen on the floor is a garafon which is what we use for our drinking water--5 gallon bottles of purified water. Almost hidden by the table is a squareish metal box which is our ice maker. No plumbing required. We manually fill it with water every 3 or 4 days and it continuously makes half sized ice cubes. Wonderful.
In the second photo the floor area that is relatively clear is actually the 2 hatches that cover the engine room below. Together they cover a space of about 4x5 feet.

No comments: