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"Salon Wine Glass
Rack for the C-34 "
After breaking nearly a half a dozen wine glasses
during "aggressive" tacks last summer, I
finally came up with a solution on where to safely store
those bulky fragile tumblers. Weal Sea is a late model
1994 C-34 with hull portlights similar to the Mk II. On
these boats, there is an unused 2-foot space between the
shelf behind the settee and the cabin roof on both sides
of the salon where the hull portlights are installed.
This is perfect spot of a wine glass storage rack. In
deed, glasses hanging from a rack mounted here are
out-of-the-way, do not impede light entry into the salon
from the portlights, and still allow the shelf to be
used other purposes.
The rack I made will hold 12 wine glasses with base
diameters of up to 3 ¼". I used pre-sanded /
finished, select grade oak strips which are available in
the shelving section of Menardes and other Home Depot
type stores. The strips come in varying widths and
thickness in either 36" or 48" lengths. You'll
need the following (all measurements in
"finished" size) : one 1 ½" x ¾" x
36" strip (makes 3 brackets), one 3 ½" x
1/8" x 36" strip (makes 1 center rail), and
one 3 ½" x 1/8" x 48" strip (makes 2
outer rails). A photo of the installed rack and drawings
/ plans for making it are show here. The completed rack
was given 2 coats of clear varnish and mounted using
stainless steel fasteners.
Note that the drawings / plans included here also
show where wine glass retainer pegs and tabs can be
installed. However, these are optional since we've have
found them to be unnecessary. (Note, click on the
thumbnail pictures to see them full size.)
Suggestion - Drill all the fastener holes in the
brackets first, then position the rails on the brackets
and use the predrilled fastener holes in the brackets as
a guide to drill the holes in the rails.
Dan Harrington
"Weal Sea" #1289
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