David D wrote:Dying to see what Annie does for a pram hood/ dome arrangement/ watch keeper's station so I can steal her ideas for my Badger.........  I have a conventional sliding hatch with hatch boards (?).  I want companionway protection, a seat and ability to reach sail controls dryish NOT in a solid dodger.  The Golden Globe boats had some interesting dodgers that had backs on them for warmth/ spray protection.

.  The pramhood is so much better than the solid dodger or folding spray hood that I don't understand why it isn't more used.  I have often been on boats at anchor, wind against tide, where people have had to shut the hatch to keep out the wind that is greatly intensified by the scoop of a dodger that they have built.  And I am quite sure that the reason for more and more people using drogues is because of the windage of these things.  If you can rotate your dodger, you don't need to put a back on it!

If you look carefully at the photos, you will see that everything is there, except for the pramhood.  This needs some metal fabrication and to be quite honest, the money is not available for that: the cost of the shed, while 'reasonable' in real terms, is proving to be a killer because I'm taking so long.  Getting stainless steel bits and pieces fabricated is horribly expensive.  I have the bubble to close the hole so will probably do the pramhood itself, after I've launched and can start saving some money again!

David (TGO) wrote:Wasn't there going to be a short stern deck, or is this yet to come? Something needs to make the stern rigid sideways, under sheeting loads. At least some lodging knees in the corners.

What diameter is the pramhood/bubble aperture?

it on many occasions: I think it would quite happily take the sheeting loads as is, anyway.  But I should love to have a seat across it.

The internal diameter is 500mm. More than adequate.  It's funny: when I climb in and out of it, my foot instinctively seeks the foothold that I used on Badger, 20 years ago!

The cockpit looks beautiful, well done Annie. I too am interested in more details of the plastic dome.

By the way, the word is "torus" isn't it? I guess the plural is "tori".

Looking very beautiful Annie. I like the yellow in the cockpit. It has warmth and interest. There is far too much white used on boats these days.

Anonymous wrote:

Finally, I have made time to update my blog.  Lots of pictures for those who like photos!   

Oh yeah, pictures are nice. You must be a master photographer too, the boat house some how comes out looking like a cathedral...

BTW, to quote Jerry Rosa who fixes some badly damaged guitars... "It's going to look a lot worse before it looks better". For those times you don't want to take pictures before it's done. How it looks when it's finished is all what matters.