In article ,
Dave wrote:

On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 23:37:11 GMT, Jere Lull said:

Our boat has similar access space. It's a matter of the designer not
trying to pack 32' of often unusable accomodations into a 28' boat. Our
Xan has nothing but stowage and engine under the cockpit, which "loses"
us a possible berth, but we've got more than enough of them already.

Where's your fuel tank? Our boat similarly has no quarter berth, but the
fuel tank is under the cockpit sole directly above the stuffing box. If it
weren't in the way, access to the stuffing box would be pretty easy.

Ours is behind the shaft log, so access is straightforward.

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Jere Lull
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