Pondering a cratch

On Waterlily we had one, but it was a bit small but essential for keeping a few bits in. We have the fore cabin on Percy that to be honest is a dumping ground. I should practice the one season rule - if we don't use it within a year then it comes off the boat.

The small issue is the fore cabin is remote from the main saloon. Percy is a 60 foot boat but take the engine room out and the well deck plus the fore deck then you have your working space so it would be good to bring the fore cabin into use a bit more. Putting a cratch in/on would connect the forecabin to the saloon and also provide more weather protection for the well deck and saloon doors.

I may have to seek professional advice on what would look best. I could opt for the cratch to just go to the doors of the forcabin and step down to the top of the forecabin (just realised that would not work as there is a flip over hatch to make entry into the forecabin easier) Or we just cover the whole forecabin with the black cloth look at the front of the boat. The latter would mean less to protect with regard to paintwork etc. So if we are to go with a cratch it would be a long jobbie covering the forecabin which in turn would give us space above the forecabin to store more stuff !

Might give Bethsaida covers a call as they are literally 50 yards up the cut from us and would have an eye for the art of the possible.