David, thanks for your comments and question. Rowdy may seem to tend more to racing but this is just an illusion. She has a beautiful mahogany interior stretching from the companionway to the bow, and can accommodate 8 people in lovely period surroundings. Solid bronze pumps, brass lamps and Victorian upholstery complete the feel. You are right about the lack of a shower, but she does have a small stove which is housed under the chopping board to the right of the sink. This was necessary as space is very limited in the galley.
My plan for Chinook is to take the original layout and tweak it in order to fit everything in so that she will be just as comfortable a cruising boat as she will be fast as a racing boat. My study of the original interior leads me to think that I can achieve this without any major modifications to the layout. I intend to provide close to 500 litres of fresh water tankage, 100 litres of black water and 100 litres of grey water, hot and cold pressurised water, separate shower cubicle, spacious galley with fridge, freezer and 3 burner stove with oven, owners cabin with double berth, commode and wash basin, spacious bathroom etc etc. In other words, all that you would expect to find in an NCB! However the difficulty is in the weight distribution, but this is easier to plan for as we are starting from scratch. There will be 300 kilos of machinery under the companionway and I am hoping that clever positioning of the new equipment will allow me to offset this in some fashion. It can and will never be perfect as this boat was designed without an engine.

Jono