Stbd Side Settee

This last week I've been cutting and fitting the support / dividers for the port side settee.  It well serve as a place to sit while at sea, and a berth when in port.  Above and outboard will be a permanent berth.  Also, behind the ladder, which are really the original stairs just turned around, I fitted in the aft, port berth bulkhead, which also serves to prevent water from splashing into the aft berth area.  I'll have a similar half  bulkhead on the stbd side to protect the navigation station from water.
Today I glassed them in place.

 

The aft compartment, with the board in it will be the stbd side water tank.

 

 

 

For the last two years I had the stairs as stairs, then I got he idea to have a ladder.  I posted on Cruisers forum the pos and cons between the two.  Got lots of good interaction.  In the mean time I had the ladder against the hatch.  Recently I turned it to port.  Also, today I built the engine cowl, which will make give me an 11 inch platform at the base of the ladder.  I like it.  It takes up much less cabin space than a stair way.  Besides, I'm a submariner ... they have ladders and it works just fine.  End of discussion.