Is the blue bucket for poo and the yellow one for pee?I am fortunate my boat came with a simple design that protects crew from the sun and provides a modicum of protection from wind and rain. It goes up and comes down quickly at night or when wind strength makes free movement and visibility priorities. It stands up very well to strong wind, +-40 knots with no concern it will be damaged or blown away. The supports consist of the boom gallow and removable stainless tubing that joins to tubing inserts at the stanchions. Very simple and easy to stow. It's time for a new cover and planned improvement includes snap on panels at the front and back. This will provide infinitely better protection from wind driven rain and cold when at anchor in need of a shower...h34r:
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Hard dodgers and covered cockpits
- Thread starter WmHill
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Strange you should notice the buckets and not the lovely crew member. What else would I expect of you though? :blink:Is the blue bucket for poo and the yellow one for pee?I am fortunate my boat came with a simple design that protects crew from the sun and provides a modicum of protection from wind and rain. It goes up and comes down quickly at night or when wind strength makes free movement and visibility priorities. It stands up very well to strong wind, +-40 knots with no concern it will be damaged or blown away. The supports consist of the boom gallow and removable stainless tubing that joins to tubing inserts at the stanchions. Very simple and easy to stow. It's time for a new cover and planned improvement includes snap on panels at the front and back. This will provide infinitely better protection from wind driven rain and cold when at anchor in need of a shower...tmp_Australia3_20140308090940956-894485180.jpg
sailglobal
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Its got an off center hatch, Ish
Here's a variagtion of the Rorsachach test for you. What do you see in the photo now?Is the blue bucket for poo and the yellow one for pee?I am fortunate my boat came with a simple design that protects crew from the sun and provides a modicum of protection from wind and rain. It goes up and comes down quickly at night or when wind strength makes free movement and visibility priorities. It stands up very well to strong wind, +-40 knots with no concern it will be damaged or blown away. The supports consist of the boom gallow and removable stainless tubing that joins to tubing inserts at the stanchions. Very simple and easy to stow. It's time for a new cover and planned improvement includes snap on panels at the front and back. This will provide infinitely better protection from wind driven rain and cold when at anchor in need of a shower...tmp_Australia3_20140308090940956-894485180.jpg
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sailglobal
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Good photoshop there, the radar reflector is a bit low, rigging looks a bit tatty,,,,,,oh, and the poo bucket is getting filled
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Since you're originally from Oz, d'ya recognize them hills in the background? Should be an easy one for you. Ain't image editing programs great?
h34r: ejs
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[SIZE=10.5pt]We love our hard dodger and disconnected bimini. Being of the skin cancer generation it is nice to have the option of sailing in the shade. My wife can see over the top while steering and I can stand underneath, but that is really cheating as the cockpit sole takes a step down under the dodger.[/SIZE]
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Baldur
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I think I once saw the title of this thread in the Penthouse Forum.
blackjenner
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We are fortunate to have a pilot house. A dodger isn't necessary for us but, we spent some time thinking of the utility of some sort of bimini. I wanted it to integrate well with the boat, provide us with some rain coverage when transiting the pilot house doors, and some shade when sailing or at anchor. Before this we had an African Queen cover that we kept rigged at the dock and anchor. It provided excellent coverage for weather and sun. However, it could not be used when underway.
This is what it used to look like:
I came across a free frame for a bimini that my neighbor was replacing on his Newport 30.
I took the frame and spent some time measuring and planning to see if we can make use of it. We figured out something and, it seems, we figured it out right.
First, the front frame took some slight bending to fit the pilot house roof. I accomplished that with a large conduit tubing bender, filling the tubing with sand to prevent kink or collapse. It worked wonderfully.
The rear frame fit the pushpit perfectly. I had everything I needed but a few mounts and some fabric. I did not want to have to sew this so, I came up with a different design, based on the bimini covers I had seen on naval warships.
We bought the fabric, some webbing, lashing, grommets and the from Seattle Fabrics. It took us about three hours to measure (twice), cut, grommet (78 of them), and lash it in place.
Here is what the finished product looks like:
We are pretty happy with it. It's unobtrusive but provides good protection at the dock, along with much, much appreciated shade under way. It does not interfere with any of the line handling, nor with seeing the main. When we want to see the main we just peek out the side, which, especially if we are on a tack and leaning, is frightfully easy.
The next addition is to put on side rails connecting front and rear, which will make it even stronger, provide even better handholds above and stabilize the cover, and reduce fluttering in high winds.
I could easily replace this fabric with a hard panel.
So far, a success.
This is what it used to look like:
I came across a free frame for a bimini that my neighbor was replacing on his Newport 30.
I took the frame and spent some time measuring and planning to see if we can make use of it. We figured out something and, it seems, we figured it out right.
First, the front frame took some slight bending to fit the pilot house roof. I accomplished that with a large conduit tubing bender, filling the tubing with sand to prevent kink or collapse. It worked wonderfully.
The rear frame fit the pushpit perfectly. I had everything I needed but a few mounts and some fabric. I did not want to have to sew this so, I came up with a different design, based on the bimini covers I had seen on naval warships.
We bought the fabric, some webbing, lashing, grommets and the from Seattle Fabrics. It took us about three hours to measure (twice), cut, grommet (78 of them), and lash it in place.
Here is what the finished product looks like:
We are pretty happy with it. It's unobtrusive but provides good protection at the dock, along with much, much appreciated shade under way. It does not interfere with any of the line handling, nor with seeing the main. When we want to see the main we just peek out the side, which, especially if we are on a tack and leaning, is frightfully easy.
The next addition is to put on side rails connecting front and rear, which will make it even stronger, provide even better handholds above and stabilize the cover, and reduce fluttering in high winds.
I could easily replace this fabric with a hard panel.
So far, a success.
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kimbottles
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Very clever and well done Black!
blackjenner
Super Anarchist
Thanks!
blackjenner
Super Anarchist
I'm not planning on a hard top but, it's a possibility, considering the structure. Right now, we like the fabric.
Baldur
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I like your solution to get out of sewing. But how do you get the lashing to keep from bunching up together in the middle?
European Bloke
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It's interesting how we all have different interpretations of the benefits.
To me coming from northern Europe it keeps the wind and rain off, and the more complicated indoor steering positions could possibly be heated.
To many of you it keeps the sun off, and the more complicated indoor steering positions could possibly be air conditioned.
Just shows the problem in differing requirements that the designer has to cope with.
To me coming from northern Europe it keeps the wind and rain off, and the more complicated indoor steering positions could possibly be heated.
To many of you it keeps the sun off, and the more complicated indoor steering positions could possibly be air conditioned.
Just shows the problem in differing requirements that the designer has to cope with.
