Well, here we go again.

Once again I'm wondering if I should add a dodger to my boat. This season we'll
have a few kids aboard as well as some elderly folk and then there are a few
cruises, one of which will be made with a friend who will be 5 months pregnant
at that time.
It seems that a dodger, which will connect to a never used awning that came
with the boat, would be of use. A few friends seem to think that a dodger heats
up the interior of a boat. does that make sense? It seems it would catch more
air and keep the sun out of the companionway. A local canvas maker has a C&C 32
dodger that was never picked up and I can have it for 650 installed with a SS
frame...plus tax. It's a good dodger...

Comments?


RB

Bobsprit wrote:

It seems it would catch more
air

Well, maybe if you anchor stern to wind, a bit odd,
but what the hell?

Of course if you are slip bound, you may be able to warp
the boat to be stern to wind. ;-o

Cheers
Marty

The Dodger is a good idea! It will offer a wind break when going to weather
and a place to scootch under when the weather turns bad. When it's hot you
simply undo a few snaps and drop it like a convertible. The only bad point
is it develops a color scheme to the vessel. Your sail cover should match
your dodger.

I would also recommend covers for your cockpit life lines..... it really
adds quite a bit of privacy aboard when underway!

CM




"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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| Well, here we go again.
|
| Once again I'm wondering if I should add a dodger to my boat. This season
we'll
| have a few kids aboard as well as some elderly folk and then there are a
few
| cruises, one of which will be made with a friend who will be 5 months
pregnant
| at that time.
| It seems that a dodger, which will connect to a never used awning that
came
| with the boat, would be of use. A few friends seem to think that a dodger
heats
| up the interior of a boat. does that make sense? It seems it would catch
more
| air and keep the sun out of the companionway. A local canvas maker has a
C&C 32
| dodger that was never picked up and I can have it for 650 installed with a
SS
| frame...plus tax. It's a good dodger...
|
| Comments?
|
|
| RB

As I sail "down South", biminis are required but dodgers are optional.
If I were to have a dodger, I would probably consider what is called,
around here at least, the "California" dodger. These are made so that
all of the canvas, including the windows, can be detatched and removed
from the dodger leaving only the canvas covering the top of the dodger
in place. It then covers the top of the companionway, but is
otherwise open to allow the breeze to pass fore and aft. No
protection from spray and wind when the dodger is opened up like that,
but it prevents overheating on warm days and allows the dodger frame
to stay in place, while being unobtrusive. Often it is not all that
difficult to convert a traditional dodger to this style of dodger. It
would be nice to have, even down here, to extend the season or at
least improve the comfort of the season. How often do you get hot up
North, anyway?



On 27 Jan 2004 12:28:47 GMT, (Bobsprit) wrote:

Well, here we go again.

Once again I'm wondering if I should add a dodger to my boat. This season we'll
have a few kids aboard as well as some elderly folk and then there are a few
cruises, one of which will be made with a friend who will be 5 months pregnant
at that time.
It seems that a dodger, which will connect to a never used awning that came
with the boat, would be of use. A few friends seem to think that a dodger heats
up the interior of a boat. does that make sense? It seems it would catch more
air and keep the sun out of the companionway. A local canvas maker has a C&C 32
dodger that was never picked up and I can have it for 650 installed with a SS
frame...plus tax. It's a good dodger...

Comments?


RB

How often do you get hot up
North, anyway?

We get about six weeks of horrible mid to high 90's at times...

RB

On 27 Jan 2004 15:03:54 GMT, (Bobsprit) wrote:

How often do you get hot up
North, anyway?

We get about six weeks of horrible mid to high 90's at times...

RB

Mid 90s? We call that October I can't imagine that a dodger would
make life aboard a boat uncomfortable, on balance, up there where you
are. When I have sailed in Maine, they were most appreciated I
would jump on that deal if the workmanship is any good. As someone
suggested, your boat will look a bit "odd" if the canvas color of the
dodger doesn't match the rest of your canvas. If you have to start
replacing all that, the savings will disappear. Well, depending on
how much you have. I have a mainsail cover, bimini, wheel cover,
companionway cover and grabrail covers.

"felton" wrote in message

I have a mainsail cover, bimini, wheel cover,
| companionway cover and grabrail covers.

Kind of "finishes off" a boat dosen't it. I really like my lifeline covers
and the companionway cover with the lead shot sewn into the base is a
godsend. I draw the line at winch covers though... but I will admit the
tiller cover was a good idea until I made the tiller quickly removable and
now stow it down below.

CM

On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 11:29:49 -0400, "Capt. Mooron"
wrote:


"felton" wrote in message

I have a mainsail cover, bimini, wheel cover,
| companionway cover and grabrail covers.

Kind of "finishes off" a boat dosen't it. I really like my lifeline covers
and the companionway cover with the lead shot sewn into the base is a
godsend. I draw the line at winch covers though... but I will admit the
tiller cover was a good idea until I made the tiller quickly removable and
now stow it down below.

CM

Yes it does I forgot to mention my hatch covers. Those things
really make a difference in keeping the boat from becoming a solar
collector during the summer months. Sunbrella is a godsend down here
in the land of skin cancer

but I will admit the
tiller cover was a good idea until I made the tiller quickly removable and
now stow it down below.

For those who can't afford a wheel!

Tiller??? Bwahahahaha!

RB

Yes it does I forgot to mention my hatch covers.

Anyone got a good pic of those hatch covers...don't see them here often at
all..

RB