"engsol" wrote in message
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Maybe it's just me, but.....
The last time I sailed, it was on a Catalina 36 with a full dodger....
top, front, sides..all except the back. Folks, I got seasick for the
first time sailing...actually motoring. The "station wagon effect"
allowed the exhaust to flood the cockpit. I went forward on the
deck several times, and that calmed my stomach.

Is this common? Or is it a dodger design problem? Any advice
how to minimize the effect? Short of motoring in reverse?

Open one of the front windows - a proper dodger must have a way of raising,
lowering, or removing one of the front panels. We open ours in virtually all
weather.