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Never liked the original table. Did like the teak bits and pieces so used them on the new table. Made the new table out of solid teak. It took 100 lbs of lead to make the table work properly. The pivot is a 1/2 inch SS lag bolt that I had to pin in place so that it would not unscrew. I used a pieced of copper pipe as a bushing in the table to prevent wear. The silverware tray is also gimbaled and was made by the Down Easter Co. This can be easily removed to have a large table to play Dominoes with friends.
With that much weight in the table, the lead is bolted to the table. I melted the lead into one slab, and it ended up about one inch thick. I made a wood mold out of some scrap wood. Do not wet the wood as steam and molten lead don't mix.
All and all this table has provided many pleasant meals while under way, with both hands free to eat and drink.
Cheers and beers,
Jim
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Thats very nice. We ended up just taking ours out as it was more in the way than useful to use the way we were living on the boat. Had thought to one day do a table that would adjust for heel but I just was going to have a pivot that had a pin to adjust the angle of heel. So it wouldn't adjust on its own. You would have to manually do it. However in my head I had it so that the table folded up against the bulkhead and out of the way when not in use With a set of 4 inch deep shelves that it locked up against in the put away position. Not sure if I am making sense if not let me know and I will try again later.
Right now I'm just starting to get over being laid up with some sort of flu/cold nasty miserable thing that has had me in bed for the last couple day. Today is first I have been up and around for bit.
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Hi Scott
Thanks for the compliment. With just two of us aboard, we could handle the lack of space caused by the table. With the amount of counter weight in the table, we could use the table with just one leaf up, but with the starboard leaf up, it did make going forward a problem.
I liked your idea of a pegged table as it would eliminate a lot of weight and give you more leg room on starboard tack. Going down wind is a slow and easy motion of the boat, up wind maybe a problem but " gentlemen don't sail to windward." All the best
Cheers,
Jim
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