Have a friend who built his own steelhulled 33 foot cutter. His engine
sits up where you have to walk around it. Its open on the sides and has a
table on top. Nice access but a little short on looks.
John is a loner and is not much interested in looks. He just got around to
painting his plywood lockers!
As for using the engine, he sailed all over the south pacific in an
engineless homebuilt wooden cat so doesn't need or use the engine much.
Gordon
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I'm designing a 40' sailboat and was wondering if
it's a good idea to put the engine under the dining
table to save some space.

If the engine isn't used that often then the noise
may not be a problem but I'm still a little worried
about the smell.

Does anybody know any boat made this way ?

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.