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of space so he also created storage of space so he also created storage anywhere and everywhere he could. anywhere and everywhere he could. A wine rack made from mahogany A wine rack made from mahogany was integrated above the refrig was integrated above the refrig- erator. Because he loves to cook erator. Because he loves to cook and cooked a lot on the boat, he and cooked a lot on the boat, he needed a place to hold all his needed a place to hold all his spices. By adding a sliding door spices. By adding a sliding door in the front of the new counter in the front of the new counter top built to open up the cuddy, top built to open up the cuddy, he was able to put in six shelves he was able to put in six shelves for spices. for spices. The window treatments The window treatments he chose turned out to be he chose turned out to be unexpectedly functional. unexpectedly functional. He really bought the top He really bought the top down/bottom up window down/bottom up window treatments because he treatments because he thought they looked thought they looked cool but later discov cool but later discov- ered what a great idea ered what a great idea they were. By open they were. By open- ing the windows ing the windows and then pulling and then pulling the shades down the shades down just a little from just a little from the top, he the top, he enjoyed both enjoyed both good venti good venti- lation and privacy. "My lation and privacy. "My lation and privacy. "My next door marina neighbors next door marina neighbors next door marina neighbors couldn't tell if I was in my under couldn't tell if I was in my under couldn't tell if I was in my under- couldn't tell if I was in my under- couldn't tell if I was in my under wear," he laughs. His liveaboard days came to an end His liveaboard days came to an end His liveaboard days came to an end when he and his fiancé decided it was when he and his fiancé decided it was time to return to life on land. But Ken time to return to life on land. But Ken says, "I wouldn't give up the memories says, "I wouldn't give up the memories of the remodeling and living on the of the remodeling and living on the water for anything." After eight years water for anything." After eight years of marina living, he sold the boat late of marina living, he sold the boat late last fall to Rebecca Smith and her last fall to Rebecca Smith and her husband, Bened Roth, who moved husband, Bened Roth, who moved it downstream to Sabula, Iowa. it downstream to Sabula, Iowa. Like all new boat owners, they Like all new boat owners, they are planning on making some are planning on making some changes to suit their lifestyle changes to suit their lifestyle and the way they plan to use and the way they plan to use the boat. Some of those will the boat. Some of those will mimic ideas they saw on boats at Houseboat maga Houseboat maga Houseboat - zine's National Houseboat Expo. They mainly intend to use the boat as a get- to use the boat as a get- to use the boat as a get away from hectic jobs. And the best place for that, Bened says, will be "wherever Rebecca's cell be "wherever Rebecca's cell phone doesn't work." of space so he also created storage anywhere and everywhere he could. A wine rack made from mahogany erator. Because he loves to cook and cooked a lot on the boat, he spices. By adding a sliding door in the front of the new counter top built to open up the cuddy, he was able to put in six shelves he chose turned out to be down/bottom up window ered what a great idea His liveaboard days came to an end when he and his fiancé decided it was time to return to life on land. But Ken says, "I wouldn't give up the memories WWW. WWW.HOUSEBOAT HOUSEBOATMAGAZINE.COM MAGAZINE.COM 55 191 This Old Boat

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