Cal 33 Starboard Settee Conversion

I have seen photos of the two extra cushions used to convert the starboard settee into a large berth. Seems like the obvious thing to do. What is not obvious is how the extra cushions are supported from beneath. Any information on the best way to do this would be appreciated (photos even better). A system that stows well and takes up minimum extra space is most desirable. Thanks in advance. -Doug

Hi Doug, On my Cal 33-2 the extra cushions are supported by a plywood board (about 5/16 or 3/8?) that stores under the normal cushions. Board slides out for use and outer edge (toward the centerline) is supported by a pair of clever legs. The legs are cut from / in the board and are hinged to swing down. Ted Cal 33-2 Celebration Newport, RI From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 9:58 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Cal 33 Starboard Settee Conversion I have seen photos of the two extra cushions used to convert the starboard settee into a large berth. Seems like the obvious thing to do. What is not obvious is how the extra cushions are supported from beneath. Any information on the best way to do this would be appreciated (photos even better). A system that stows well and takes up minimum extra space is most desirable. Thanks in advance. -Doug No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature> Version: 2016.0.7998 / Virus Database: 4756/14006 - Release Date: 02/23/17

As stated, there is a 3/8" piece of plywood that slips from under the main cushions. It has a wood lip on top, outer edge, that helps hold the cushions in place when slid under them. On the stern side is a leg that folds down. The leg is basically a cut out of the plywood board to make the leg, so when the leg folds up it is recessed in the hole it came from. I found a brokerage that had a Cal 33-2 for sale with picture gallery. http://www.breweryacht.com/boat/1989/cal/33-2/1244/ Look at 'STB SDE MAIN SALON FROM MAIN HATCH' picture. In this picture, the wide cushion, at its base is the wood lip I speak of. You grab that to pull the plywood out, then drop down the leg. The leg has a barrel bolt type latch (just the bolt part) and you push that into a hole that is in the floor. The bolt keeps the leg from moving. On mine there is also a bolt towards the bow side that slips into a hole. Bolt like this one... https://www.westmarine.com/buy/whitecap--cp-brass-barrel-bolt--4488607?recordNum=78 Leslie Puffin Cal 33-2 On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 9:58 AM, dh… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] < Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > > I have seen photos of the two extra cushions used to convert the starboard > settee into a large berth. Seems like the obvious thing to do. What is not > obvious is how the extra cushions are supported from beneath. Any > information on the best way to do this would be appreciated (photos even > better). A system that stows well and takes up minimum extra space is most > desirable. Thanks in advance. > > > -Doug > > >

Thanks for the extra detail Leslie. The wood lip is currently mounted to a non-moving structure. Makes sense to move it to the slide-out 3/8” ply. Similar to the way the v-berth has a lip on its slide-out. The information on the barrel bolts helps too. I think I can imagine the details of the fold-down ply leg, at least good enough to fabricate something like it that will work. Too bad Cal Boats made this feature an option instead of standard. -Doug > On Feb 23, 2017, at 2:56 PM, NEWMAN <d2… [at] gmail.com> wrote: > > As stated, there is a 3/8" piece of plywood that slips from under the main cushions. It has a wood lip on top, outer edge, that helps hold the cushions in place when slid under them. On the stern side is a leg that folds down. The leg is basically a cut out of the plywood board to make the leg, so when the leg folds up it is recessed in the hole it came from. > > I found a brokerage that had a Cal 33-2 for sale with picture gallery. > http://www.breweryacht.com/boat/1989/cal/33-2/1244/ > > Look at 'STB SDE MAIN SALON FROM MAIN HATCH' picture. > > In this picture, the wide cushion, at its base is the wood lip I speak of. You grab that to pull the plywood out, then drop down the leg. The leg has a barrel bolt type latch (just the bolt part) and you push that into a hole that is in the floor. The bolt keeps the leg from moving. On mine there is also a bolt towards the bow side that slips into a hole. > > Bolt like this one... > https://www.westmarine.com/buy/whitecap--cp-brass-barrel-bolt--4488607?recordNum=78 > > Leslie > Puffin Cal 33-2 > > > On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 9:58 AM, dh… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > I have seen photos of the two extra cushions used to convert the starboard settee into a large berth. Seems like the obvious thing to do. What is not obvious is how the extra cushions are supported from beneath. Any information on the best way to do this would be appreciated (photos even better). A system that stows well and takes up minimum extra space is most desirable. Thanks in advance. > > > > -Doug > > > >

I was at our boat today. We removed the cabin sole. 4 hours hard labor. While there I took several pictures of the support piece. Will upload them to photobucket and send the link. Leslie On Thursday, February 23, 2017, Doug Hoffman dh… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > > Thanks for the extra detail Leslie. > > The wood lip is currently mounted to a non-moving structure. Makes sense > to move it to the slide-out 3/8” ply. Similar to the way the v-berth has a > lip on its slide-out. > > The information on the barrel bolts helps too. I think I can imagine the > details of the fold-down ply leg, at least good enough to fabricate > something like it that will work. > > Too bad Cal Boats made this feature an option instead of standard. > > -Doug > > > On Feb 23, 2017, at 2:56 PM, NEWMAN <d2… [at] gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','d2… [at] gmail.com');>> wrote: > > > > As stated, there is a 3/8" piece of plywood that slips from under the > main cushions. It has a wood lip on top, outer edge, that helps hold the > cushions in place when slid under them. On the stern side is a leg that > folds down. The leg is basically a cut out of the plywood board to make the > leg, so when the leg folds up it is recessed in the hole it came from. > > > > I found a brokerage that had a Cal 33-2 for sale with picture gallery. > > http://www.breweryacht.com/boat/1989/cal/33-2/1244/ > > > > Look at 'STB SDE MAIN SALON FROM MAIN HATCH' picture. > > > > In this picture, the wide cushion, at its base is the wood lip I speak > of. You grab that to pull the plywood out, then drop down the leg. The leg > has a barrel bolt type latch (just the bolt part) and you push that into a > hole that is in the floor. The bolt keeps the leg from moving. On mine > there is also a bolt towards the bow side that slips into a hole. > > > > Bolt like this one... > > https://www.westmarine.com/buy/whitecap--cp-brass-barrel- > bolt--4488607?recordNum=78 > > > > Leslie > > Puffin Cal 33-2 > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 9:58 AM, dh… [at] gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','dh… [at] gmail.com');> [Cal_Boats] < > Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com');>> wrote: > > > > I have seen photos of the two extra cushions used to convert the > starboard settee into a large berth. Seems like the obvious thing to do. > What is not obvious is how the extra cushions are supported from beneath. > Any information on the best way to do this would be appreciated (photos > even better). A system that stows well and takes up minimum extra space is > most desirable. Thanks in advance. > > > > > > > > -Doug > > > > > > > > > > >