"katysails" wrote in message
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Scotty observed: I don't like the looks of dodgers on small boats.

We had a dodger on the O'Day...hated the thing and don't have one on
Chantuese...they impede vision, create drag, and make a further deck
hazard....we decided foulies and ski goggles work just as well and since
the
slide hatch keeps out the weather from the companionway, there was no
need.
You have to remember, though, that Bob has to have one to protect all that
fair skin of the alien ladies he entertains....

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katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

Don't know about Lake Michigan, the prevailing winds and orientation might
mean they get some bigger waves up there, but on Lake Erie, you might need a
dodger once in a blue moon. I would imagine the same goes for LIS. Now a
bimini, otoh, would be fairly useful just about anywhere.
John Cairns