Anonymous wrote:
Well I thought that was interesting, just showing the progression of project. I had not realised you had made such a transformation of the cockpit area. A montage such as you have provided will as you say help other builders/converters, but also remind yourself of the journey you have been on. It is a very similar story with my current build project, a year ago I was gluing on plywood hull panels whenever I had an opportunity. The hulls are now complete and I have almost forgotten the journey I took to get them looking as they are. Now I am grabbing every spare moment to build cabin superstructure.
I hope you have a great summer of sailing.
Thanks David,
Am indeed hoping for a great summer of sailing.
Life goes by quickly, but boatbuilding takes ages....and for me, a fair whack of dosh too, as while I did indeed make a major transformation of the cockpit area, I had to get in a skilled worker to do it. The idea was not just to Mingmingify the companionway, but also raise the cockpit sole 6 inches so the drains could be moved to the stern above the waterline.
(In fact I have no thu-hulls at all below the waterline - a deliberate decision).
This then necessitated raising the original cockpit seats 6 inches too, so there would be a comfortable depth for sitting and bending the knees...but that then meant the original cockpit coamings all but disappeared...so that led to me designing a new stern rail, which I am rather proud of (and which duly whacked the dosh-o-meter up a few notches again when I took the design to a fabricator) and allows very comfortable sitting and leaning back. I have been on boats with inadequate combings / back support, and they were hell on my back...I have to be able to lean back comfortably or my old lumbar complains like a nagging wife on steroids.
Looking forward to seeing your completed project out on the water, not that I would be able to keep up as your boat is probably going to be a flyer!