Upgrade Your Cabin: The Queen Berth Refit

The renovated berth now offers a cozy, queen-size sleeping space, blending teak warmth with a smooth, factory-like finish. Marissa Neely

When we bought our 1979 Cheoy Lee Avocet, one of the things that immediately won us over was her generous interior. She could comfortably host six people and swallow all their gear without complaint, a rarity for a 41-footer.

But during a family sail to California’s Santa Cruz Island, we discovered...