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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 |
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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 |
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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 ... | 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 |
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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 |
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How often do you get hot up
North, anyway?:) We get about six weeks of horrible mid to high 90's at times... RB |
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"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 |
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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:) |
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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 |
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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 |
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