"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:23:31 -0400, "jamesgangnc"
wrote:

My experience is that everyone is in a bathing
suit and just jumps in the lake to pee

Um....I don't know about that. Mrs. Wave isn't that proletarian. I
suspect that most other women, what with their unique
physiologies/anatomies and moments of periodic infirmities (like the
way I put that?) would prefer not to jump into the lake to perform
bodily functions.

Privacy curtains aren't an answer either for obvious reasons.

I think in his case, cuddy is probably the only way to go.

I'm not talking about curtains, there are bow riders in the plus 20ft size
that have created small "privacy" spaces to one side between the main
passenger area and the bow. Hard walled with a door. Just enough space for
a potty without wasting space. If all you really need is bathroom space
this is obviously the way to go.

The majority of the small cuddies in use that I have been aboard have simply
been a big ski locker/junk storage. You want to sacrifice a third of the
boat to be a bathroom. In that size range they are just hot and cramped.

Certainly depends on the age group and the personal level of sports
activities. But the crowd we move in doesn't mind getting wet. If you're
going to ski, wakeboard, or tube then you're getting in the water.

On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:51:21 -0400, "jamesgangnc"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:23:31 -0400, "jamesgangnc"
wrote:

My experience is that everyone is in a bathing
suit and just jumps in the lake to pee

Um....I don't know about that. Mrs. Wave isn't that proletarian. I
suspect that most other women, what with their unique
physiologies/anatomies and moments of periodic infirmities (like the
way I put that?) would prefer not to jump into the lake to perform
bodily functions.

Privacy curtains aren't an answer either for obvious reasons.

I think in his case, cuddy is probably the only way to go.

I'm not talking about curtains, there are bow riders in the plus 20ft size
that have created small "privacy" spaces to one side between the main
passenger area and the bow. Hard walled with a door. Just enough space for
a potty without wasting space. If all you really need is bathroom space
this is obviously the way to go.

The majority of the small cuddies in use that I have been aboard have simply
been a big ski locker/junk storage. You want to sacrifice a third of the
boat to be a bathroom. In that size range they are just hot and cramped.

Certainly depends on the age group and the personal level of sports
activities. But the crowd we move in doesn't mind getting wet. If you're
going to ski, wakeboard, or tube then you're getting in the water.

JimH makes a great point although to be fair, we don't know where the
original poster is planning on running his boat. You make a good
point with respect to inland lakes where the water temp is up, but you
sure as hell don't want to be doing that in the North Atlantic often.

I think you under estimate the feminine component in all this. Then
again, if he's running inland, there may be facilities available
within a short distance.

With respect to cuddys, I respectfully disagree.

On Apr 22, 7:51*am, "jamesgangnc" wrote:


The majority of the small cuddies in use that I have been aboard have simply
been a big ski locker/junk storage. *You want to sacrifice a third of the
boat to be a bathroom. *In that size range they are just hot and cramped..



I'd have to agree to a point. I have a 23' cuddie w 350 GM). I like
it. it's big, yet agile, rides well and is a pleasure to ride and
drive. It's too big to be a runabout, and too small to be a cruiser.
and you sit high, and comfortable, but it's also not a bubble boat,
and the cabin? May as well not be. There's not room to sleep in it, no
room for really any kind of accessories, and yes, I wold have to say
its more of a storage locker for "stuff". Oh, it would be perfect for
carrying supplies for doing a good camping weekend on a lake or river,
but that's really about it. another unfortunate thinng about my cuddie
is that the only really accessable part of the floor space is about
the aft half of the boat. I wish that really didn't have the cabin
part, and wasn't necessarily open bow, but a short closed bow. That
would give much more free space for passengers and moving around and
ample space for storage.

But I bought the boat really right, and It's still well worth what I
gave for it, so. I can't (or shouldn't) complain.

"Tim" wrote in message
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On Apr 22, 7:51 am, "jamesgangnc" wrote:


The majority of the small cuddies in use that I have been aboard have
simply
been a big ski locker/junk storage. You want to sacrifice a third of the
boat to be a bathroom. In that size range they are just hot and cramped.



I'd have to agree to a point. I have a 23' cuddie w 350 GM). I like
it. it's big, yet agile, rides well and is a pleasure to ride and
drive. It's too big to be a runabout, and too small to be a cruiser.
and you sit high, and comfortable, but it's also not a bubble boat,
and the cabin? May as well not be. There's not room to sleep in it, no
room for really any kind of accessories, and yes, I wold have to say
its more of a storage locker for "stuff". Oh, it would be perfect for
carrying supplies for doing a good camping weekend on a lake or river,
but that's really about it. another unfortunate thinng about my cuddie
is that the only really accessable part of the floor space is about
the aft half of the boat. I wish that really didn't have the cabin
part, and wasn't necessarily open bow, but a short closed bow. That
would give much more free space for passengers and moving around and
ample space for storage.

But I bought the boat really right, and It's still well worth what I
gave for it, so. I can't (or shouldn't) complain.

Odd. I spent three nights in the cabin of my 18.5 foot sailboat last
August.
It was cramped but I only went there to sleep. I was lucky that we had
access to a washroom each night so I avoided using my MSD.

On Apr 22, 10:47*am, "Don White" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message

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On Apr 22, 7:51 am, "jamesgangnc" wrote:



The majority of the small cuddies in use that I have been aboard have
simply
been a big ski locker/junk storage. You want to sacrifice a third of the
boat to be a bathroom. In that size range they are just hot and cramped.

I'd have to agree to a point. I have a 23' cuddie w 350 GM). I like
it. it's big, yet agile, rides well and is a pleasure to ride and
drive. It's too big to be a runabout, and too small to be a cruiser.
and you sit high, and comfortable, but it's also not a bubble boat,
and the cabin? May as well not be. There's not room to sleep in it, no
room for really any kind of accessories, and yes, I wold have to say
its more of a storage locker for "stuff". Oh, it would be perfect for
carrying supplies for doing a good camping weekend on a lake or river,
but that's really about it. another unfortunate thinng about my cuddie
is that the only really accessable part of the floor space is about
the aft half of the boat. I wish that really didn't have the cabin
part, and wasn't necessarily open bow, but a short closed bow. That
would give much more free space for passengers and moving around and
ample space for storage.

But I bought the boat really right, and It's still well worth what I
gave for it, so. I can't (or shouldn't) complain.

Odd. *I spent three nights in the cabin of my 18.5 foot sailboat last
August.
It was cramped but I only went there to sleep. * I was lucky that we had
access to a washroom each night so I avoided using my MSD.

I think a sail boat is laid out a little bit differently, though.
Plus... Don, are you 6'4"?

For me it's kind of hard curling up on a triangle.........

"Tim" wrote in message
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snip:
I think a sail boat is laid out a little bit differently, though.
Plus... Don, are you 6'4"?
snip:

Good Lord...another 6' 4" poster.
Anyone normal down there? ;-)

On Apr 22, 8:51*pm, "Don White" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message

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snip:
I think a sail boat is laid out a little bit differently, though.
Plus... Don, are you 6'4"?
snip:

Good Lord...another 6' 4" poster.
Anyone normal down there? * *;-)

Well, actually 6'3.5"

But I figure that's close enough.... anyhow, it still makes for a
tight sack in a cuddie. Now the old 27' Cavalier? I slept many a
comfortble night on that old rig.

"Don White" wrote in message
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"Tim" wrote in message
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snip:
I think a sail boat is laid out a little bit differently, though.
Plus... Don, are you 6'4"?
snip:

Good Lord...another 6' 4" poster.
Anyone normal down there? ;-)



That is normal. I probably have shrunk to Tim's 6'3.5" in my aged years.

"CalifBill" wrote in message
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"Don White" wrote in message
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"Tim" wrote in message
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snip:
I think a sail boat is laid out a little bit differently, though.
Plus... Don, are you 6'4"?
snip:

Good Lord...another 6' 4" poster.
Anyone normal down there? ;-)



That is normal. I probably have shrunk to Tim's 6'3.5" in my aged years.

Well...I knew you 'piled it high' down there.................... ;-)