David Ditch wrote:

Hi all,
My wife and I are on the fence about a bowrider or a cuddy. On thing I was
wondering is if the cabin gets really hot when you are not moving?

We have been looking at the Four Winns sundowner
We have Kids: newborn (may stay with grandparents till older), 4year old and
2 year old
Any questions I should ask my self when determining if I should have a cuddy
or bowrider?
We are in the Chesapeake bay near Annapolis.

David


If I recall, other than access from the cockpit, the only opening in
that cuddy is a hatch. So, yes, the answer is, it will be hot as hades
in that cabin when the boat is not moving.

Consider a Parker pilothouse. Two opening windshields, two opening side
windows, a hatch and a large cabin door.

www.parkerboats.net

And the local Bay dealer is www.tristatemarine.com

The 23' pilothouse is a very nice boat for a young family, and so are
the larger models. You can even get an electric flushing toilet (head)
in the forward part of the cabin.

We have a 25-footer. Even on the hottest day, it is cooler in the cabin
than out in the cockpit, because the bright white fiberglass of the
cabin reflects the sun. Plus we leave all the opening windows open and
have a fan in each part of the cabin. We also have a bimini top for the
cockpit.

You can equip the 23' pilothouse the same way. Oh...and you won't have
to deal with one of those bloody awful I/O drives.







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