Dilemma

[zoidberg]

I'm considering some internal 'mods' and am stuck for a decision.

Shouls I re-organise some limited storage to make more space for books....? Or wine....?

 

[capnsensible]

Kindle. + ????

 

[LittleSister]

You could compromise, and have a cabinet with a false front of book shelves & book spines, with a wine cabinet behind.

It is, of course, important to have the titles of suitably elevated reading on the false book spines!

 

[Tranona]

Use wine boxes which will fit in a similar space to books. Bookshelves become dual purpose and flexible.

 

[Bristolfashion]

I'm considering some internal 'mods' and am stuck for a decision.

Shouls I re-organise some limited storage to make more space for books....? Or wine....?

Kindle + pub - mods = more time for sailing

 

[wiggy]

?

 

[zoidberg]

You could compromise, and have a cabinet with a false front of book shelves & book spines, with a wine cabinet behind.

It is, of course, important to have the titles of suitably elevated reading on the false book spines!

I'm not all that likely to do a broadcast 'Zoom' meeting from the boat.... but knowing me, I'd probably have the rotating cabinet the 'wrong' way round and have peeps criticising my choice in wines instead of my erudite collection of elderly sailing books and time-expired Reeds'.

? ?

 

[Laminar Flow]

The strange thing about books is that they do not get any lighter with reading. Also, we tend not to throw out books. As a consequence they accumulate; we have not discovered that to be so with wine. As boats tend to get heavier over time we have found that a Kindle helps keep us in fighting trim and does not really require a shelf.
I would like to recommend the wine rack, if keeping it stocked were not such a problem - there is nothing quite as useless or a sadder sight than an empty wine rack.

 

[William_H]

Wine surely should be kept in the bilges? ol'will

 

[Stemar]

Wine surely should be kept in the bilges? ol'will

White, yes, unless you have a fridge. Red's better in a cupboard where it's at the right temperature for immediate use in case of sudden need.

There's no point in laying down wine in a boat, the movement will prevent proper aging. In any case, what's the half life of wine on board? Rarely more than a few days IME

 

[trevbouy]

Use it for wine. Drink all the wine and you won't care about the books.

 

[johnalison]

Our cabin table will hold a dozen bottles and the reserve is kept in cases until needed. One bookshelf will serve for pilots, almanacs and manuals and a few paperbacks strewn around will last for a good while, as will the anti-aging puzzle-books. Crew has a Kindle.

 

[Tradewinds]

Wine surely should be kept in the bilges? ol'will

White, yes, unless you have a fridge. Red's better in a cupboard where it's at the right temperature for immediate use in case of sudden need.

There's no point in laying down wine in a boat, the movement will prevent proper aging. In any case, what's the half life of wine on board? Rarely more than a few days IME

Ol'will is from Oz. They keep red wine in the chiller there - at least that was my experience many moons ago.

 

[Stemar]

Good point. It does get a bit warm in some places down there

 

[Mr Cassandra]

I think red wine at room temperature came from stately homes were the avarage temp was 18 c room temp. .
In Greece where I am the coolest temp for the last 5 days was 35c .don't fancy red wine at that temp.

 

[johnalison]

I think red wine at room temperature came from stately homes were the avarage temp was 18 c room temp. .
In Greece where I am the coolest temp for the last 5 days was 35c .don't fancy red wine at that temp.

35 is on the high side but 4 in the fridge is too low for red, and good whites too. Better is to put the bottle in a bucket with a wet cloth over it and some water in a shady place.

 

[kolyrojer]

How to use wine boxes which will fit in a similar space to books ?

 

[Stemar]

How to use wine boxes which will fit in a similar space to books ?

Have the tap sticking out. Hold glass under tap and open. When you can no longer do this without spilling the wine, you've had enough.

 

[zoidberg]

Have the tap sticking out. Hold glass under tap and open. When you can no longer do this without spilling the wine, you've had enough.

Or go up and put another reef in.......

 

[AntarcticPilot]

You could compromise, and have a cabinet with a false front of book shelves & book spines, with a wine cabinet behind.

It is, of course, important to have the titles of suitably elevated reading on the false book spines!

There's an excellent hidden door of that type at Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk. The book titles are all satirical, but only make sense if you know the Restoration history of the family. About 10 volumes titled something like "The benefits granted to Sir Bedingfield by His Majesty Charles the Second" - the family contributed enormously to the costs of Charles the first during the civil war, and never saw a penny in return! Many more, but mostly satires on people you've never heard of.